C32000 Brass vs. SAE-AISI 1046 Steel
C32000 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while SAE-AISI 1046 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is C32000 brass and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI 1046 steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 110 | |
| 190 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 6.8 to 29 | |
| 14 to 17 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.33 | |
| 0.29 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 41 | |
| 72 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 180 to 280 | |
| 410 to 450 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 270 to 470 | |
| 660 to 740 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 78 to 390 | |
| 370 to 610 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 190 | |
| 250 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 170 | |
| 400 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1020 | |
| 1460 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 990 | |
| 1420 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 380 | |
| 470 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 160 | |
| 51 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 19 | |
| 11 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 36 | |
| 11 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 37 | |
| 12 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 28 | |
| 1.8 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.7 | |
| 7.8 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 2.6 | |
| 1.4 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 42 | |
| 18 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 310 | |
| 46 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 30 to 59 | |
| 91 to 95 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 28 to 680 | |
| 360 to 990 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 7.1 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 18 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 8.8 to 15 | |
| 23 to 26 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 11 to 16 | |
| 22 to 23 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 47 | |
| 14 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 9.5 to 16 | |
| 23 to 25 |
Alloy Composition
| Carbon (C), % | 0 | |
| 0.43 to 0.5 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 83.5 to 86.5 | |
| 0 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
| 98.4 to 98.9 |
| Lead (Pb), % | 1.5 to 2.2 | |
| 0 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 | |
| 0.7 to 1.0 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0 to 0.25 | |
| 0 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.040 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.050 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 10.6 to 15 | |
| 0 |
| Residuals, % | 0 to 0.4 | |
| 0 |