C48500 Brass vs. ASTM A588 Steel
C48500 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while ASTM A588 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is C48500 brass and the bottom bar is ASTM A588 steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 100 | |
| 190 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 13 to 40 | |
| 22 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.31 | |
| 0.29 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 39 | |
| 73 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 250 to 300 | |
| 350 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 400 to 500 | |
| 550 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 160 to 320 | |
| 390 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 170 | |
| 250 to 260 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 120 | |
| 410 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 900 | |
| 1460 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 890 | |
| 1410 to 1420 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 380 | |
| 470 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 120 | |
| 43 to 44 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 21 | |
| 13 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 26 | |
| 7.4 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 29 | |
| 8.5 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 23 | |
| 2.3 to 2.5 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.1 | |
| 7.8 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 2.7 | |
| 1.5 to 1.6 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 46 | |
| 20 to 22 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 330 | |
| 50 to 51 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 56 to 140 | |
| 110 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 120 to 500 | |
| 400 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 7.1 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 19 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 14 to 17 | |
| 20 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 15 to 17 | |
| 19 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 38 | |
| 12 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 13 to 17 | |
| 16 |