C38000 Brass vs. ASTM A148 Cast Steel
C38000 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while ASTM A148 cast steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 26 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 C38000 brass and the bottom bar is ASTM A148 cast steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 100 | |
| 190 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 17 | |
| 5.7 to 25 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.31 | |
| 0.29 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 39 | |
| 73 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 380 | |
| 630 to 1300 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 120 | |
| 390 to 1160 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 170 | |
| 250 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 110 | |
| 400 to 430 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 800 | |
| 1460 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 760 | |
| 1420 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 380 | |
| 470 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 110 | |
| 37 to 47 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 21 | |
| 13 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 22 | |
| 2.3 to 3.3 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.0 | |
| 7.8 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 2.7 | |
| 1.5 to 1.7 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 46 | |
| 20 to 22 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 330 | |
| 48 to 53 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 50 | |
| 71 to 150 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 74 | |
| 400 to 3570 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 7.1 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 19 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 22 to 46 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 14 | |
| 21 to 34 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 37 | |
| 9.9 to 13 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 13 | |
| 18 to 38 |