ASTM F15 Fe-Ni-Co vs. C47940 Brass
ASTM F15 Fe-Ni-Co belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C47940 brass belongs to the copper alloys. There are 21 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (9, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is ASTM F15 Fe-Ni-Co and the bottom bar is C47940 brass.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
| 100 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.3 | |
| 0.31 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 73 | |
| 40 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 520 to 880 | |
| 380 to 520 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 270 | |
| 170 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1410 | |
| 850 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1450 | |
| 800 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 460 | |
| 380 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 17 | |
| 110 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 6.0 | |
| 20 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 49 | |
| 25 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.3 | |
| 8.2 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 5.2 | |
| 2.8 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 71 | |
| 47 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 190 | |
| 330 |
Common Calculations
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 7.1 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 23 | |
| 19 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 17 to 29 | |
| 13 to 17 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 17 to 24 | |
| 14 to 17 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 4.5 | |
| 36 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 32 to 55 | |
| 13 to 17 |
Alloy Composition
| Aluminum (Al), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
| 0 |
| Carbon (C), % | 0 to 0.040 | |
| 0 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 0 to 0.2 | |
| 0 |
| Cobalt (Co), % | 16 to 18 | |
| 0 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 to 0.2 | |
| 63 to 66 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 50.3 to 56 | |
| 0.1 to 1.0 |
| Lead (Pb), % | 0 | |
| 1.0 to 2.0 |
| Magnesium (Mg), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
| 0 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 0.5 | |
| 0 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0 to 0.2 | |
| 0 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 28 to 30 | |
| 0.1 to 0.5 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.2 | |
| 0 |
| Tin (Sn), % | 0 | |
| 1.2 to 2.0 |
| Titanium (Ti), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
| 0 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 0 | |
| 28.1 to 34.6 |
| Zirconium (Zr), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
| 0 |
| Residuals, % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.4 |