C21000 Brass vs. ACI-ASTM CB30 Steel
C21000 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while ACI-ASTM CB30 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 26 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is C21000 brass and the bottom bar is ACI-ASTM CB30 steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 110 | |
| 200 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.34 | |
| 0.28 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 43 | |
| 77 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 240 to 450 | |
| 500 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 69 to 440 | |
| 230 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 200 | |
| 290 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 190 | |
| 940 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1070 | |
| 1430 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1050 | |
| 1380 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 390 | |
| 480 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 230 | |
| 21 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 18 | |
| 11 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 56 | |
| 2.5 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 57 | |
| 3.0 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 30 | |
| 10 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.8 | |
| 7.7 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 2.6 | |
| 2.3 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 42 | |
| 33 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 310 | |
| 130 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 21 to 830 | |
| 140 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 7.2 | |
| 14 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 18 | |
| 25 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 7.4 to 14 | |
| 18 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 9.6 to 15 | |
| 18 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 69 | |
| 5.6 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 8.1 to 15 | |
| 17 |
Alloy Composition
| Carbon (C), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.3 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 0 | |
| 18 to 21 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 94 to 96 | |
| 0 to 1.2 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 0.050 | |
| 72.9 to 82 |
| Lead (Pb), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
| 0 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 1.0 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 2.0 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.040 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 1.5 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.040 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 3.7 to 6.0 | |
| 0 |
| Residuals, % | 0 to 0.2 | |
| 0 |