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C33200 Brass vs. Austempered Cast Iron

C33200 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 (6, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C33200 brass and the bottom bar is austempered cast iron.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 100
180
Elongation at Break, % 7.0 to 60
1.1 to 13
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 40
62 to 69
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 320 to 520
860 to 1800
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 110 to 450
560 to 1460

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 170
280
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 930
1380
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 900
1340
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
490
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 120
42
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 24
2.9
Density, g/cm3 8.2
7.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
1.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 44
25
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
48

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 35 to 150
19 to 95
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 60 to 960
880 to 3970
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.1
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 11 to 17
32 to 66
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 13 to 17
27 to 44
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 37
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11 to 17
25 to 53

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.050
Arsenic (As), % 0
0 to 0.020
Carbon (C), % 0
3.4 to 3.8
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0 to 0.1
Copper (Cu), % 65 to 68
0 to 0.8
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.070
89.6 to 94
Lead (Pb), % 1.5 to 2.5
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), % 29 to 33.5
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.4
0