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C99400 Brass vs. Ductile Cast Iron

C99400 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while ductile cast iron belongs to the iron alloys. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C99400 brass and the bottom bar is ductile cast iron.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
170 to 180
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.28 to 0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 44
64 to 70
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 460 to 550
460 to 920
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 230 to 370
310 to 670

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 230
270
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
290
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1070
1160
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1020
1120
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 400
490
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 17
7.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 17
8.8 to 9.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 30
1.9
Density, g/cm3 8.7
7.1 to 7.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
1.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 45
21
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
43

Common Calculations

Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 230 to 590
280 to 1330
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.5
12 to 14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
24 to 26
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 15 to 17
17 to 35
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 15 to 17
18 to 29
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16 to 19
17 to 35

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.5 to 2.0
0
Carbon (C), % 0
3.0 to 3.5
Copper (Cu), % 83.5 to 96.5
0
Iron (Fe), % 1.0 to 3.0
93.7 to 95.5
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.25
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 1.0 to 3.5
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.080
Silicon (Si), % 0.5 to 2.0
1.5 to 2.8
Zinc (Zn), % 0.5 to 5.0
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.3
0

Comparable Variants