C43400 Brass vs. SAE-AISI 1132 Steel
C43400 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while SAE-AISI 1132 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is C43400 brass and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI 1132 steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 110 | |
| 190 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 3.0 to 49 | |
| 14 to 18 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.33 | |
| 0.29 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 42 | |
| 73 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 250 to 390 | |
| 400 to 440 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 310 to 690 | |
| 640 to 720 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 110 to 560 | |
| 350 to 590 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 190 | |
| 250 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 170 | |
| 400 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1020 | |
| 1460 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 990 | |
| 1420 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 380 | |
| 470 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 140 | |
| 51 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 19 | |
| 13 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 31 | |
| 7.1 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 32 | |
| 8.2 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 28 | |
| 1.9 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.6 | |
| 7.8 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 2.7 | |
| 1.4 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 44 | |
| 19 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 320 | |
| 48 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 19 to 120 | |
| 93 to 97 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 57 to 1420 | |
| 330 to 940 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 7.2 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 19 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 10 to 22 | |
| 23 to 25 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 12 to 20 | |
| 21 to 23 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 41 | |
| 14 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 11 to 24 | |
| 19 to 22 |
Alloy Composition
| Carbon (C), % | 0 | |
| 0.24 to 0.34 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 84 to 87 | |
| 0 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 0.050 | |
| 97.8 to 98.3 |
| Lead (Pb), % | 0 to 0.050 | |
| 0 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 | |
| 1.4 to 1.7 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.040 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 | |
| 0.080 to 0.13 |
| Tin (Sn), % | 0.4 to 1.0 | |
| 0 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 11.4 to 15.6 | |
| 0 |
| Residuals, % | 0 to 0.5 | |
| 0 |