C99750 Brass vs. ASTM A572 Steel
C99750 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while ASTM A572 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 A572 steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Brinell Hardness | 110 to 120 | |
| 140 to 190 |
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 130 | |
| 190 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 20 to 30 | |
| 18 to 25 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.32 | |
| 0.29 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 48 | |
| 73 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 450 to 520 | |
| 470 to 620 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 220 to 280 | |
| 330 to 510 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 200 | |
| 250 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 160 | |
| 400 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 840 | |
| 1460 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 820 | |
| 1420 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 410 | |
| 470 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 20 | |
| 13 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 2.0 | |
| 7.2 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 2.2 | |
| 8.2 to 8.3 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 23 | |
| 2.0 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.1 | |
| 7.8 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 3.1 | |
| 1.6 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 51 | |
| 22 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 310 | |
| 47 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 87 to 110 | |
| 100 to 110 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 190 to 300 | |
| 290 to 690 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 8.6 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 21 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 15 to 18 | |
| 17 to 22 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 16 to 18 | |
| 17 to 21 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 13 to 15 | |
| 14 to 18 |