C46200 Brass vs. ACI-ASTM CG8M Steel
C46200 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while ACI-ASTM CG8M steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 26 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is C46200 brass and the bottom bar is ACI-ASTM CG8M steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 100 | |
| 200 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 17 to 34 | |
| 45 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.31 | |
| 0.28 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 40 | |
| 79 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 370 to 480 | |
| 550 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 120 to 290 | |
| 300 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 170 | |
| 300 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 120 | |
| 1020 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 840 | |
| 1450 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 800 | |
| 1400 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 380 | |
| 470 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 110 | |
| 16 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 20 | |
| 16 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 24 | |
| 20 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.1 | |
| 7.9 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 2.7 | |
| 4.1 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 46 | |
| 56 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 330 | |
| 160 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 69 to 100 | |
| 210 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 72 to 400 | |
| 220 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 7.2 | |
| 14 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 19 | |
| 25 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 13 to 16 | |
| 19 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 14 to 17 | |
| 19 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 35 | |
| 4.3 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 12 to 16 | |
| 12 |
Alloy Composition
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| Carbon (C), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.080 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 0 | |
| 18 to 21 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 62 to 65 | |
| 0 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
| 58.8 to 70 |
| Lead (Pb), % | 0 to 0.2 | |
| 0 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 1.5 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0 | |
| 3.0 to 4.0 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0 | |
| 9.0 to 13 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.040 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 1.5 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.040 |
| Tin (Sn), % | 0.5 to 1.0 | |
| 0 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 33.3 to 37.5 | |
| 0 |
| Residuals, % | 0 to 0.4 | |
| 0 |