ASTM A302 Alloy Steel vs. C46400 Brass
ASTM A302 alloy steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C46400 brass belongs to the copper alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is ASTM A302 alloy steel and the bottom bar is C46400 brass.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
| 100 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 20 to 23 | |
| 17 to 40 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
| 0.31 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 73 | |
| 40 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 370 to 390 | |
| 270 to 310 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 590 to 620 | |
| 400 to 500 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 350 to 390 | |
| 160 to 320 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 250 | |
| 170 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 410 | |
| 120 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1460 | |
| 900 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1420 | |
| 890 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 470 | |
| 380 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 39 to 51 | |
| 120 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 13 | |
| 21 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 7.2 to 7.4 | |
| 26 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 8.2 to 8.4 | |
| 29 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 2.4 to 3.0 | |
| 23 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.8 to 7.9 | |
| 8.0 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 1.5 to 1.6 | |
| 2.7 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 20 to 21 | |
| 47 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 48 to 50 | |
| 330 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 110 to 120 | |
| 76 to 140 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 330 to 410 | |
| 120 to 500 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 7.2 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
| 20 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 21 to 22 | |
| 14 to 17 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 20 to 21 | |
| 15 to 17 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 10 to 14 | |
| 38 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 17 to 18 | |
| 13 to 16 |