C68400 Brass vs. ASTM A387 Grade 2 Steel
C68400 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while ASTM A387 grade 2 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is C68400 brass and the bottom bar is ASTM A387 grade 2 steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Brinell Hardness | 150 | |
| 140 to 170 |
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 110 | |
| 190 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 18 | |
| 25 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.31 | |
| 0.29 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 41 | |
| 73 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 330 | |
| 300 to 350 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 540 | |
| 470 to 550 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 310 | |
| 260 to 350 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 210 | |
| 250 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 130 | |
| 420 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 840 | |
| 1470 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 820 | |
| 1420 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 400 | |
| 470 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 66 | |
| 45 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 20 | |
| 13 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 87 | |
| 7.2 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 99 | |
| 8.3 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 23 | |
| 2.6 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.9 | |
| 7.9 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 2.7 | |
| 1.6 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 47 | |
| 20 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 320 | |
| 50 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 81 | |
| 98 to 120 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 460 | |
| 180 to 320 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 7.5 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 20 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 19 | |
| 16 to 20 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 19 | |
| 17 to 19 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 21 | |
| 12 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 18 | |
| 14 to 16 |
Alloy Composition
| Aluminum (Al), % | 0 to 0.5 | |
| 0 |
| Boron (B), % | 0.0010 to 0.030 | |
| 0 |
| Carbon (C), % | 0 | |
| 0.050 to 0.21 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 0 | |
| 0.5 to 0.8 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 59 to 64 | |
| 0 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 1.0 | |
| 97.1 to 98.3 |
| Lead (Pb), % | 0 to 0.090 | |
| 0 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0.2 to 1.5 | |
| 0.55 to 0.8 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0 | |
| 0.45 to 0.6 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0 to 0.5 | |
| 0 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0.030 to 0.3 | |
| 0 to 0.025 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 1.5 to 2.5 | |
| 0.15 to 0.4 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.025 |
| Tin (Sn), % | 0 to 0.5 | |
| 0 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 28.6 to 39.3 | |
| 0 |
| Residuals, % | 0 to 0.5 | |
| 0 |