MakeItFrom.com
Menu (ESC)

ASTM Grade LC4 Steel vs. C46500 Brass

ASTM grade LC4 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C46500 brass belongs to the copper alloys. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is ASTM grade LC4 steel and the bottom bar is C46500 brass.

Metric UnitsUS Customary Units

Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
100
Elongation at Break, % 27
18 to 50
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
40
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 570
380 to 610
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 310
190 to 490

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
170
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 410
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 49
120
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
21

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.8
26
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.9
29

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 4.6
23
Density, g/cm3 7.9
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.8
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 24
47
Embodied Water, L/kg 54
330

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 130
99 to 160
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 260
170 to 1170
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 20
13 to 21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
15 to 20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 13
38
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17
13 to 20

Alloy Composition

Arsenic (As), % 0
0.020 to 0.060
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.15
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
59 to 62
Iron (Fe), % 93.4 to 95.5
0 to 0.1
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.2
Manganese (Mn), % 0.5 to 0.8
0
Nickel (Ni), % 4.0 to 5.0
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.6
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.045
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0.5 to 1.0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
36.2 to 40.5
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.4