C46500 Brass vs. ACI-ASTM CA6NM Steel
C46500 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while ACI-ASTM CA6NM steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 28 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 C46500 brass and the bottom bar is ACI-ASTM CA6NM steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 100 | |
| 200 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 18 to 50 | |
| 17 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.31 | |
| 0.28 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 40 | |
| 76 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 380 to 610 | |
| 850 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 190 to 490 | |
| 620 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 170 | |
| 280 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 120 | |
| 770 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 900 | |
| 1450 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 890 | |
| 1400 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 380 | |
| 480 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 120 | |
| 25 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 21 | |
| 10 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 26 | |
| 2.8 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 29 | |
| 3.2 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 23 | |
| 10 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.0 | |
| 7.8 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 2.7 | |
| 2.5 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 47 | |
| 34 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 330 | |
| 110 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 99 to 160 | |
| 130 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 170 to 1170 | |
| 1000 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 7.2 | |
| 14 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 20 | |
| 25 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 13 to 21 | |
| 30 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 15 to 20 | |
| 26 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 38 | |
| 6.7 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 13 to 20 | |
| 31 |
Alloy Composition
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| Arsenic (As), % | 0.020 to 0.060 | |
| 0 |
| Carbon (C), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.060 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 0 | |
| 11.5 to 14 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 59 to 62 | |
| 0 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
| 78.4 to 84.6 |
| Lead (Pb), % | 0 to 0.2 | |
| 0 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 1.0 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0 | |
| 0.4 to 1.0 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0 | |
| 3.5 to 4.5 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.040 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 1.0 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.030 |
| Tin (Sn), % | 0.5 to 1.0 | |
| 0 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 36.2 to 40.5 | |
| 0 |
| Residuals, % | 0 to 0.4 | |
| 0 |