MakeItFrom.com
Menu (ESC)

C69700 Brass vs. ASTM A387 Grade 91 Class 2

C69700 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while ASTM A387 grade 91 class 2 belongs to the iron alloys. There are 27 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C69700 brass and the bottom bar is ASTM A387 grade 91 class 2.

Metric UnitsUS Customary Units

Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
190
Elongation at Break, % 25
20
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 41
75
Shear Strength, MPa 300
420
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 470
670
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 230
470

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 240
270
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 160
600
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 930
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 880
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 400
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 43
26
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 19
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 26
7.0
Density, g/cm3 8.3
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 44
37
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
88

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 99
120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 250
580
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.3
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 16
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 13
6.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16
19

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.020
Carbon (C), % 0
0.080 to 0.12
Chromium (Cr), % 0
8.0 to 9.5
Copper (Cu), % 75 to 80
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.2
87.3 to 90.3
Lead (Pb), % 0.5 to 1.5
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.4
0.3 to 0.6
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.85 to 1.1
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.4
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.060 to 0.1
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.030 to 0.070
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 2.5 to 3.5
0.2 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.010
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.010
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.18 to 0.25
Zinc (Zn), % 13.9 to 22
0
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
0 to 0.010
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0