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CC765S Brass vs. Automotive Malleable Cast Iron

CC765S brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while automotive malleable cast iron belongs to the iron alloys. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (1, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is CC765S brass and the bottom bar is automotive malleable cast iron.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 130
130 to 290
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
180
Elongation at Break, % 21
1.0 to 10
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 42
70
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 540
350 to 720
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 220
220 to 590

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 180
260
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 860
1410
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 820
1370
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 400
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 91
41
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
14

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 30
7.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 34
8.7

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 24
1.9
Density, g/cm3 8.0
7.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.0
1.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 51
20
Embodied Water, L/kg 330
45

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 90
6.8 to 30
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 220
130 to 950
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.6
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 20
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19
13 to 26
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
14 to 24
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 28
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17
9.9 to 21

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.5 to 2.5
0
Antimony (Sb), % 0 to 0.080
0
Carbon (C), % 0
2.2 to 2.9
Copper (Cu), % 51 to 65
0
Iron (Fe), % 0.5 to 2.0
93.6 to 96.7
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.5
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.3 to 3.0
0.15 to 1.3
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 6.0
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0.020 to 0.15
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.1
0.9 to 1.9
Sulfur (S), % 0
0.020 to 0.2
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 1.0
0
Zinc (Zn), % 19.8 to 47.7
0