MakeItFrom.com
Menu (ESC)

ASTM A148 Cast Steel vs. C21000 Brass

ASTM A148 cast steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C21000 brass belongs to the copper alloys. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is ASTM A148 cast steel and the bottom bar is C21000 brass.

Metric UnitsUS Customary Units

Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
110
Elongation at Break, % 5.7 to 25
2.9 to 50
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
43
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 630 to 1300
240 to 450
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 390 to 1160
69 to 440

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
200
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400 to 430
190
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1070
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1050
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 37 to 47
230
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.3 to 7.5
56
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.3 to 8.6
57

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.3 to 3.3
30
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.5 to 1.7
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 20 to 22
42
Embodied Water, L/kg 48 to 53
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 71 to 150
13 to 100
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 400 to 3570
21 to 830
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22 to 46
7.4 to 14
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21 to 34
9.6 to 15
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 9.9 to 13
69
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 18 to 38
8.1 to 15

Comparable Variants