ASTM A148 Cast Steel vs. C41500 Brass
ASTM A148 cast steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C41500 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 C41500 brass.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
| 110 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 5.7 to 25 | |
| 2.0 to 42 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
| 0.33 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 73 | |
| 42 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 630 to 1300 | |
| 340 to 560 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 390 to 1160 | |
| 190 to 550 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 250 | |
| 200 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 400 to 430 | |
| 180 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1460 | |
| 1030 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1420 | |
| 1010 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 470 | |
| 380 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 37 to 47 | |
| 120 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 13 | |
| 18 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 7.3 to 7.5 | |
| 28 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 8.3 to 8.6 | |
| 29 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 2.3 to 3.3 | |
| 30 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.8 | |
| 8.7 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 1.5 to 1.7 | |
| 2.8 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 20 to 22 | |
| 45 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 48 to 53 | |
| 330 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 71 to 150 | |
| 11 to 120 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 400 to 3570 | |
| 160 to 1340 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 7.1 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
| 18 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 22 to 46 | |
| 11 to 18 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 21 to 34 | |
| 12 to 17 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 9.9 to 13 | |
| 37 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 18 to 38 | |
| 12 to 20 |