C99750 Brass vs. ASTM A229 Spring Steel
C99750 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while ASTM A229 spring steel 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 C99750 brass and the bottom bar is ASTM A229 spring steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Brinell Hardness | 110 to 120 | |
| 490 to 550 |
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 130 | |
| 190 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 20 to 30 | |
| 14 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.32 | |
| 0.29 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 48 | |
| 72 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 450 to 520 | |
| 1690 to 1890 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 220 to 280 | |
| 1100 to 1230 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 200 | |
| 250 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 160 | |
| 400 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 840 | |
| 1450 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 820 | |
| 1410 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 410 | |
| 470 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 20 | |
| 12 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 2.0 | |
| 7.2 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 2.2 | |
| 8.3 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 23 | |
| 1.8 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.1 | |
| 7.8 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 3.1 | |
| 1.4 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 51 | |
| 19 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 310 | |
| 46 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 87 to 110 | |
| 200 to 230 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 190 to 300 | |
| 3260 to 4080 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 8.6 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 21 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 15 to 18 | |
| 60 to 67 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 16 to 18 | |
| 40 to 43 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 13 to 15 | |
| 54 to 60 |
Alloy Composition
| Aluminum (Al), % | 0.25 to 3.0 | |
| 0 |
| Carbon (C), % | 0 | |
| 0.55 to 0.85 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 55 to 61 | |
| 0 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 1.0 | |
| 97.5 to 99 |
| Lead (Pb), % | 0.5 to 2.5 | |
| 0 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 17 to 23 | |
| 0.3 to 1.2 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0 to 5.0 | |
| 0 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.040 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 | |
| 0.15 to 0.35 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.050 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 17 to 23 | |
| 0 |
| Residuals, % | 0 to 0.3 | |
| 0 |