C85700 Brass vs. Grey Cast Iron
C85700 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while grey cast iron 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 C85700 brass and the bottom bar is grey cast iron.
Metric UnitsUS Customary Units
Mechanical Properties
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 100 | |
180 |
Elongation at Break, % | 17 | |
9.6 |
Poisson's Ratio | 0.31 | |
0.29 |
Shear Modulus, GPa | 40 | |
69 |
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 310 | |
160 to 450 |
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 110 | |
98 to 290 |
Thermal Properties
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 170 | |
280 |
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 940 | |
1380 |
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 910 | |
1180 |
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 380 | |
490 |
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 84 | |
46 |
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 21 | |
11 |
Electrical Properties
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 22 | |
7.4 |
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 25 | |
8.9 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Base Metal Price, % relative | 24 | |
1.9 |
Density, g/cm3 | 8.0 | |
7.5 |
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 2.8 | |
1.5 |
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 47 | |
21 |
Embodied Water, L/kg | 330 | |
44 |
Common Calculations
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 41 | |
13 to 37 |
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 59 | |
27 to 240 |
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 7.2 | |
13 |
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 20 | |
25 |
Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 11 | |
5.8 to 17 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 13 | |
8.7 to 17 |
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 27 | |
13 |
Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 10 | |
6.0 to 17 |
Alloy Composition
Aluminum (Al), % | 0 to 0.8 | |
0 |
Carbon (C), % | 0 | |
3.1 to 3.4 |
Copper (Cu), % | 58 to 64 | |
0 |
Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 0.7 | |
92.1 to 93.9 |
Lead (Pb), % | 0.8 to 1.5 | |
0 |
Manganese (Mn), % | 0 | |
0.5 to 0.7 |
Nickel (Ni), % | 0 to 1.0 | |
0 |
Phosphorus (P), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.9 |
Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.050 | |
2.5 to 2.8 |
Sulfur (S), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.15 |
Tin (Sn), % | 0.5 to 1.5 | |
0 |
Zinc (Zn), % | 32 to 40 | |
0 |
Residuals, % | 0 to 1.3 | |
0 |