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C26000 Brass vs. Austempered Cast Iron

C26000 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while austempered cast iron belongs to the iron alloys. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C26000 brass and the bottom bar is austempered cast iron.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
180
Elongation at Break, % 2.5 to 66
1.1 to 13
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 41
62 to 69
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 320 to 680
860 to 1800
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 110 to 570
560 to 1460

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 180
280
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 950
1380
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 920
1340
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
490
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 120
42
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 25
2.9
Density, g/cm3 8.2
7.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
1.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 45
25
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
48

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 6.1 to 420
19 to 95
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 51 to 1490
880 to 3970
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 11 to 23
32 to 66
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 13 to 21
27 to 44
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 38
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11 to 23
25 to 53

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.050
Arsenic (As), % 0
0 to 0.020
Bismuth (Bi), % 0 to 0.0059
0
Carbon (C), % 0
3.4 to 3.8
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0 to 0.1
Copper (Cu), % 68.5 to 71.5
0 to 0.8
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.050
89.6 to 94
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.070
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0 to 0.040
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0.3 to 0.4
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.3
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 2.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.040
Selenium (Se), % 0
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0
2.3 to 2.7
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.020
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.020
Vanadium (V), % 0
0 to 0.1
Zinc (Zn), % 28.1 to 31.5
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.3
0