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ASTM A387 Grade 22 Steel vs. C85500 Brass

ASTM A387 grade 22 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C85500 brass belongs to the copper alloys. There are 29 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 ASTM A387 grade 22 steel and the bottom bar is C85500 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 150 to 180
85
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
100
Elongation at Break, % 21
40
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 74
40
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 480 to 600
410
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 230 to 350
160

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
170
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 460
120
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1470
900
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1430
890
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 40
120
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
21

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.5
26
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.6
29

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 3.8
23
Density, g/cm3 7.9
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.7
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 23
46
Embodied Water, L/kg 58
320

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 85 to 110
130
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 140 to 320
120
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
7.3
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17 to 21
14
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17 to 20
15
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 11
38
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14 to 17
14

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.050 to 0.15
0
Chromium (Cr), % 2.0 to 2.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
59 to 63
Iron (Fe), % 95.1 to 96.8
0 to 0.2
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.2
Manganese (Mn), % 0.3 to 0.6
0 to 0.2
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.9 to 1.1
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.025
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.2
Zinc (Zn), % 0
35.1 to 41
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.9