MakeItFrom.com
Menu (ESC)

C43000 Brass vs. SAE-AISI 9310 Steel

C43000 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while SAE-AISI 9310 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 30 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 C43000 brass and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI 9310 steel.

Metric UnitsUS Customary Units

Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
190
Elongation at Break, % 3.0 to 55
17 to 19
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.29
Rockwell B Hardness 30 to 100
240 to 270
Shear Modulus, GPa 42
73
Shear Strength, MPa 230 to 410
510 to 570
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 320 to 710
820 to 910
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 130 to 550
450 to 570

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 190
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
440
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1030
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1000
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 120
48
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 27
7.7
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 28
8.9

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 29
4.4
Density, g/cm3 8.6
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
1.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 46
24
Embodied Water, L/kg 330
57

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 20 to 150
120 to 150
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 82 to 1350
540 to 860
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.1
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 10 to 23
29 to 32
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 12 to 20
25 to 27
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 36
13
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11 to 25
24 to 27

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0
0.080 to 0.13
Chromium (Cr), % 0
1.0 to 1.4
Copper (Cu), % 84 to 87
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.050
93.8 to 95.2
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.1
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0.45 to 0.65
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.080 to 0.15
Nickel (Ni), % 0
3.0 to 3.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.015
Silicon (Si), % 0
0.2 to 0.35
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.012
Tin (Sn), % 1.7 to 2.7
0
Zinc (Zn), % 9.7 to 14.3
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0