C99750 Brass vs. Automotive Grey Cast Iron
C99750 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while automotive grey cast iron belongs to the iron alloys. There are 26 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is C99750 brass and the bottom bar is automotive grey cast iron.
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Mechanical Properties
Brinell Hardness | 110 to 120 | |
160 to 280 |
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 130 | |
180 |
Elongation at Break, % | 20 to 30 | |
9.6 to 14 |
Poisson's Ratio | 0.32 | |
0.29 |
Shear Modulus, GPa | 48 | |
69 to 70 |
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 450 to 520 | |
140 to 290 |
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 220 to 280 | |
94 to 200 |
Thermal Properties
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 200 | |
260 to 280 |
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 840 | |
1380 to 1390 |
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 820 | |
1340 to 1350 |
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 410 | |
490 |
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 20 | |
12 to 14 |
Electrical Properties
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 2.0 | |
7.4 to 7.6 |
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 2.2 | |
8.8 to 9.1 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Base Metal Price, % relative | 23 | |
1.9 to 3.0 |
Density, g/cm3 | 8.1 | |
7.5 to 7.6 |
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 3.1 | |
1.5 to 1.7 |
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 51 | |
21 to 24 |
Embodied Water, L/kg | 310 | |
44 to 51 |
Common Calculations
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 87 to 110 | |
18 to 25 |
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 190 to 300 | |
25 to 110 |
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 8.6 | |
13 |
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 21 | |
25 |
Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 15 to 18 | |
5.2 to 11 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 16 to 18 | |
8.0 to 13 |
Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 13 to 15 | |
4.2 to 8.6 |