C27400 Brass vs. ASTM A514 Steel
C27400 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while ASTM A514 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 24 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 C27400 brass and the bottom bar is ASTM A514 steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 110 | |
| 190 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.31 | |
| 0.29 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 40 | |
| 73 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 370 to 650 | |
| 790 to 830 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 170 | |
| 250 to 260 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 120 | |
| 400 to 440 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 920 | |
| 1460 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 870 | |
| 1420 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 390 | |
| 470 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 120 | |
| 37 to 51 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 21 | |
| 13 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 28 | |
| 7.2 to 7.6 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 31 | |
| 8.3 to 8.8 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 23 | |
| 2.3 to 3.8 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.0 | |
| 7.8 to 7.9 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 2.7 | |
| 1.6 to 1.8 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 45 | |
| 21 to 25 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 320 | |
| 48 to 57 |
Common Calculations
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 7.2 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 20 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 13 to 23 | |
| 28 to 29 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 14 to 21 | |
| 24 to 25 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 37 | |
| 10 to 14 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 12 to 22 | |
| 23 to 24 |