C66900 Brass vs. Ductile Cast Iron
C66900 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while ductile cast iron belongs to the iron alloys. There are 27 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is C66900 brass and the bottom bar is ductile cast iron.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 120 | |
| 170 to 180 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 1.1 to 26 | |
| 2.1 to 20 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.32 | |
| 0.28 to 0.31 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 45 | |
| 64 to 70 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 290 to 440 | |
| 420 to 800 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 460 to 770 | |
| 460 to 920 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 330 to 760 | |
| 310 to 670 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 190 | |
| 270 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 150 | |
| 290 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 860 | |
| 1160 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 850 | |
| 1120 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 400 | |
| 490 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 20 | |
| 11 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 3.4 | |
| 7.4 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 3.8 | |
| 8.8 to 9.4 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 23 | |
| 1.9 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.2 | |
| 7.1 to 7.5 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 2.8 | |
| 1.5 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 46 | |
| 21 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 310 | |
| 43 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 4.6 to 200 | |
| 17 to 80 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 460 to 2450 | |
| 280 to 1330 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 8.1 | |
| 12 to 14 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 20 | |
| 24 to 26 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 15 to 26 | |
| 17 to 35 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 16 to 23 | |
| 18 to 29 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 14 to 23 | |
| 17 to 35 |
Alloy Composition
| Carbon (C), % | 0 | |
| 3.0 to 3.5 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 62.5 to 64.5 | |
| 0 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 0.25 | |
| 93.7 to 95.5 |
| Lead (Pb), % | 0 to 0.050 | |
| 0 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 11.5 to 12.5 | |
| 0 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.080 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 | |
| 1.5 to 2.8 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 22.5 to 26 | |
| 0 |
| Residuals, % | 0 to 0.2 | |
| 0 |