C48500 Brass vs. ASTM A209 Steel
C48500 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while ASTM A209 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 C48500 brass and the bottom bar is ASTM A209 steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 100 | |
| 190 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 13 to 40 | |
| 34 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.31 | |
| 0.29 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 39 | |
| 73 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 250 to 300 | |
| 280 to 310 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 400 to 500 | |
| 420 to 460 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 160 to 320 | |
| 220 to 250 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 170 | |
| 250 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 120 | |
| 410 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 900 | |
| 1470 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 890 | |
| 1420 to 1430 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 380 | |
| 470 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 120 | |
| 50 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 21 | |
| 13 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 26 | |
| 7.1 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 29 | |
| 8.1 to 8.2 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 23 | |
| 2.4 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.1 | |
| 7.9 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 2.7 | |
| 1.5 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 46 | |
| 20 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 330 | |
| 47 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 56 to 140 | |
| 120 to 130 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 120 to 500 | |
| 130 to 170 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 7.1 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 19 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 14 to 17 | |
| 15 to 16 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 15 to 17 | |
| 16 to 17 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 38 | |
| 13 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 13 to 17 | |
| 12 to 14 |