C27000 Brass vs. ASTM Grade HL Steel

C27000 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while ASTM grade HL steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 20 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (14, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C27000 brass and the bottom bar is ASTM grade HL steel.

UNS C27000 (CW507L) Yellow Brass ASTM Grade HL (29Cr-20Ni, N08604) Cast Stainless Steel

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		110
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		200

Poisson's Ratio		0.31
Poisson's Ratio		0.27

Shear Modulus, GPa		40
Shear Modulus, GPa		80

Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		370 to 650
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		500

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		180
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		320

Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C		130
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C		1100

Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		930
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		1390

Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		900
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		1340

Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		490

Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		20
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		17

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative		24
Base Metal Price, % relative		27

Density, g/cm³		8.1
Density, g/cm³		7.8

Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		2.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		4.5

Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		45
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		65

Embodied Water, L/kg		320
Embodied Water, L/kg		210

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		14

Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		19
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		25

Strength to Weight: Axial, points		13 to 22
Strength to Weight: Axial, points		18

Strength to Weight: Bending, points		14 to 21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points		18

Thermal Shock Resistance, points		12 to 22
Thermal Shock Resistance, points		11

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), %		0
Carbon (C), %		0.2 to 0.6

Chromium (Cr), %		0
Chromium (Cr), %		28 to 32

Copper (Cu), %		63 to 68.5
Copper (Cu), %		0

Iron (Fe), %		0 to 0.1
Iron (Fe), %		40.8 to 53.8

Lead (Pb), %		0 to 0.070
Lead (Pb), %		0

Manganese (Mn), %		0
Manganese (Mn), %		0 to 2.0

Molybdenum (Mo), %		0
Molybdenum (Mo), %		0 to 0.5

Nickel (Ni), %		0
Nickel (Ni), %		18 to 22

Phosphorus (P), %		0
Phosphorus (P), %		0 to 0.040

Silicon (Si), %		0
Silicon (Si), %		0 to 2.0

Sulfur (S), %		0
Sulfur (S), %		0 to 0.040

Zinc (Zn), %		31 to 37
Zinc (Zn), %		0

Residuals, %		0 to 0.3
Residuals, %		0