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C23400 Brass vs. Austenitic Nodular Cast Iron

C23400 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while austenitic nodular cast iron belongs to the iron alloys. There are 19 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (10, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C23400 brass and the bottom bar is austenitic nodular cast iron.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
180 to 190
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.29 to 0.3
Shear Modulus, GPa 42
70 to 72
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 370 to 640
430 to 500

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 190
280 to 350
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 970
1340 to 1400
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 930
1300 to 1360
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
470 to 490
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 19
13 to 14

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 27
16 to 25
Density, g/cm3 8.5
7.7 to 8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
3.5 to 4.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 43
48 to 68
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
91 to 120

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
24 to 25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 12 to 21
15 to 18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 13 to 19
16 to 18
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12 to 22
12 to 15

Comparable Variants