C69700 Brass vs. ACI-ASTM CA6NM Steel
C69700 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while ACI-ASTM CA6NM steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 26 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is C69700 brass and the bottom bar is ACI-ASTM CA6NM steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 110 | |
| 200 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 25 | |
| 17 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.32 | |
| 0.28 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 41 | |
| 76 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 470 | |
| 850 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 230 | |
| 620 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 240 | |
| 280 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 160 | |
| 770 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 930 | |
| 1450 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 880 | |
| 1400 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 400 | |
| 480 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 43 | |
| 25 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 19 | |
| 10 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 26 | |
| 10 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.3 | |
| 7.8 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 2.7 | |
| 2.5 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 44 | |
| 34 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 310 | |
| 110 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 99 | |
| 130 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 250 | |
| 1000 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 7.3 | |
| 14 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 19 | |
| 25 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 16 | |
| 30 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 16 | |
| 26 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 13 | |
| 6.7 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 16 | |
| 31 |
Alloy Composition
| Carbon (C), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.060 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 0 | |
| 11.5 to 14 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 75 to 80 | |
| 0 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 0.2 | |
| 78.4 to 84.6 |
| Lead (Pb), % | 0.5 to 1.5 | |
| 0 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 0.4 | |
| 0 to 1.0 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0 | |
| 0.4 to 1.0 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0 | |
| 3.5 to 4.5 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.040 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 2.5 to 3.5 | |
| 0 to 1.0 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.030 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 13.9 to 22 | |
| 0 |
| Residuals, % | 0 to 0.5 | |
| 0 |