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C83300 Brass vs. ASTM A387 Grade 91 Class 2

C83300 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while ASTM A387 grade 91 class 2 belongs to the iron alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C83300 brass and the bottom bar is ASTM A387 grade 91 class 2.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 35
200
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
190
Elongation at Break, % 35
20
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 42
75
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 220
670
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 69
470

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 200
270
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 180
600
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1060
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1030
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 160
26
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 32
8.9
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 33
10

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 30
7.0
Density, g/cm3 8.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 44
37
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
88

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 60
120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 21
580
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.0
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 6.9
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 9.2
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 48
6.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 7.9
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), % 92 to 94
0
Iron (Fe), % 0
87.3 to 90.3
Lead (Pb), % 1.0 to 2.0
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
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), % 0
0.2 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.010
Tin (Sn), % 1.0 to 2.0
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.010
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.18 to 0.25
Zinc (Zn), % 2.0 to 6.0
0
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
0 to 0.010
Residuals, % 0 to 0.7
0