ASTM A572 Steel vs. C48500 Brass
ASTM A572 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C48500 brass belongs to the copper alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is ASTM A572 steel and the bottom bar is C48500 brass.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
| 100 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 18 to 25 | |
| 13 to 40 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
| 0.31 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 73 | |
| 39 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 300 to 380 | |
| 250 to 300 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 470 to 620 | |
| 400 to 500 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 330 to 510 | |
| 160 to 320 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 250 | |
| 170 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 400 | |
| 120 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1460 | |
| 900 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1420 | |
| 890 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 470 | |
| 380 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 51 | |
| 120 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 13 | |
| 21 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 7.2 | |
| 26 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 8.2 to 8.3 | |
| 29 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 2.0 | |
| 23 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.8 | |
| 8.1 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 1.6 | |
| 2.7 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 22 | |
| 46 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 47 | |
| 330 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 100 to 110 | |
| 56 to 140 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 290 to 690 | |
| 120 to 500 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 7.1 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
| 19 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 17 to 22 | |
| 14 to 17 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 17 to 21 | |
| 15 to 17 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 14 | |
| 38 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 14 to 18 | |
| 13 to 17 |