MakeItFrom.com
Menu (ESC)

C83300 Brass vs. ACI-ASTM CB30 Steel

C83300 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while ACI-ASTM CB30 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 27 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C83300 brass and the bottom bar is ACI-ASTM CB30 steel.

Metric UnitsUS Customary Units

Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 35
210
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 42
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 220
500
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 69
230

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 200
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 180
940
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1060
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1030
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 160
21
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 32
2.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 33
3.0

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 30
10
Density, g/cm3 8.8
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
2.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 44
33
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
130

Common Calculations

Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 21
140
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.0
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 6.9
18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 9.2
18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 48
5.6
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 7.9
17

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.3
Chromium (Cr), % 0
18 to 21
Copper (Cu), % 92 to 94
0 to 1.2
Iron (Fe), % 0
72.9 to 82
Lead (Pb), % 1.0 to 2.0
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 2.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 1.5
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.040
Tin (Sn), % 1.0 to 2.0
0
Zinc (Zn), % 2.0 to 6.0
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.7
0