C46400 Brass vs. SAE-AISI 4320 Steel
C46400 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while SAE-AISI 4320 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 29 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 C46400 brass and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI 4320 steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 100 | |
| 190 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 17 to 40 | |
| 21 to 29 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.31 | |
| 0.29 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 40 | |
| 73 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 270 to 310 | |
| 370 to 500 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 400 to 500 | |
| 570 to 790 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 160 to 320 | |
| 430 to 460 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 170 | |
| 250 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 120 | |
| 420 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 900 | |
| 1460 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 890 | |
| 1420 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 380 | |
| 470 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 120 | |
| 46 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 21 | |
| 11 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 26 | |
| 7.4 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 29 | |
| 8.5 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 23 | |
| 3.4 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.0 | |
| 7.9 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 2.7 | |
| 1.7 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 47 | |
| 22 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 330 | |
| 52 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 76 to 140 | |
| 140 to 150 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 120 to 500 | |
| 480 to 560 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 7.2 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 20 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 14 to 17 | |
| 20 to 28 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 15 to 17 | |
| 19 to 24 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 38 | |
| 13 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 13 to 16 | |
| 19 to 27 |
Alloy Composition
| Carbon (C), % | 0 | |
| 0.17 to 0.22 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 0 | |
| 0.4 to 0.6 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 59 to 62 | |
| 0 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
| 95.8 to 97 |
| Lead (Pb), % | 0 to 0.2 | |
| 0 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 | |
| 0.45 to 0.65 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0 | |
| 0.2 to 0.3 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0 | |
| 1.7 to 2.0 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.035 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 | |
| 0.15 to 0.35 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.040 |
| Tin (Sn), % | 0.5 to 1.0 | |
| 0 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 36.3 to 40.5 | |
| 0 |
| Residuals, % | 0 to 0.4 | |
| 0 |