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C43400 Brass vs. Ductile Cast Iron

C43400 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while ductile cast iron belongs to the iron alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.

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

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
170 to 180
Elongation at Break, % 3.0 to 49
2.1 to 20
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.28 to 0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 42
64 to 70
Shear Strength, MPa 250 to 390
420 to 800
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 310 to 690
460 to 920
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 110 to 560
310 to 670

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 190
270
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
290
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1020
1160
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 990
1120
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
490
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 140
31 to 36
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 19
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 31
7.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 32
8.8 to 9.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 28
1.9
Density, g/cm3 8.6
7.1 to 7.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
1.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 44
21
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
43

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 19 to 120
17 to 80
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 57 to 1420
280 to 1330
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
12 to 14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
24 to 26
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 10 to 22
17 to 35
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 12 to 20
18 to 29
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 41
8.9 to 10
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11 to 24
17 to 35

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0
3.0 to 3.5
Copper (Cu), % 84 to 87
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.050
93.7 to 95.5
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.050
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.080
Silicon (Si), % 0
1.5 to 2.8
Tin (Sn), % 0.4 to 1.0
0
Zinc (Zn), % 11.4 to 15.6
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0

Comparable Variants