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C43400 Brass vs. Austempered Cast Iron

C43400 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 (7, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C43400 brass and the bottom bar is austempered cast iron.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
180
Elongation at Break, % 3.0 to 49
1.1 to 13
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 42
62 to 69
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 310 to 690
860 to 1800
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 110 to 560
560 to 1460

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 190
280
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1020
1380
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 990
1340
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
490
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 140
42
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 19
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 28
2.9
Density, g/cm3 8.6
7.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
1.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 44
25
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
48

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 19 to 120
19 to 95
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 57 to 1420
880 to 3970
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 10 to 22
32 to 66
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 12 to 20
27 to 44
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 41
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11 to 24
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), % 84 to 87
0 to 0.8
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.050
89.6 to 94
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.050
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), % 0.4 to 1.0
0 to 0.020
Vanadium (V), % 0
0 to 0.1
Zinc (Zn), % 11.4 to 15.6
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0