ASTM A732 Cast Steel vs. C23400 Brass
ASTM A732 cast steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C23400 brass belongs to the copper alloys. There are 22 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (10, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is ASTM A732 cast steel and the bottom bar is C23400 brass.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
| 110 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
| 0.32 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 72 to 73 | |
| 42 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 460 to 1470 | |
| 370 to 640 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 250 to 260 | |
| 190 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 400 to 430 | |
| 160 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1440 to 1460 | |
| 970 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1400 to 1420 | |
| 930 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 470 to 480 | |
| 390 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 39 to 50 | |
| 120 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 13 | |
| 19 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 2.0 to 3.8 | |
| 27 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.8 to 7.9 | |
| 8.5 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 1.4 to 1.7 | |
| 2.6 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 19 to 24 | |
| 43 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 47 to 54 | |
| 320 |
Common Calculations
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 7.2 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
| 19 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 16 to 52 | |
| 12 to 21 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 17 to 37 | |
| 13 to 19 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 10 to 14 | |
| 36 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 14 to 43 | |
| 12 to 22 |