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C38000 Brass vs. ASTM A182 Grade F36

C38000 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while ASTM A182 grade F36 belongs to the iron alloys. There are 27 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 C38000 brass and the bottom bar is ASTM A182 grade F36.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 100
190
Elongation at Break, % 17
17
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 39
73
Shear Strength, MPa 230
440
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 380
710
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 120
490

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 170
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 110
410
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 800
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 760
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 110
39
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 22
3.4
Density, g/cm3 8.0
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
1.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 46
22
Embodied Water, L/kg 330
53

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 50
110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 74
650
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.1
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 13
25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 14
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 37
10
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13
21

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.050
Carbon (C), % 0
0.1 to 0.17
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0 to 0.3
Copper (Cu), % 55 to 60
0.5 to 0.8
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.35
95 to 97.1
Lead (Pb), % 1.5 to 2.5
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0.8 to 1.2
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.25 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
1.0 to 1.3
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.015 to 0.045
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.020
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0
0.25 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.025
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.3
0
Vanadium (V), % 0
0 to 0.020
Zinc (Zn), % 35.9 to 43.5
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0