C66900 Brass vs. SAE-AISI 4320 Steel
C66900 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while SAE-AISI 4320 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 27 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is C66900 brass and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI 4320 steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 120 | |
| 190 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 1.1 to 26 | |
| 21 to 29 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.32 | |
| 0.29 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 45 | |
| 73 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 290 to 440 | |
| 370 to 500 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 460 to 770 | |
| 570 to 790 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 330 to 760 | |
| 430 to 460 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 190 | |
| 250 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 150 | |
| 420 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 860 | |
| 1460 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 850 | |
| 1420 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 400 | |
| 470 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 20 | |
| 11 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 3.4 | |
| 7.4 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 3.8 | |
| 8.5 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 23 | |
| 3.4 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.2 | |
| 7.9 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 2.8 | |
| 1.7 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 46 | |
| 22 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 310 | |
| 52 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 4.6 to 200 | |
| 140 to 150 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 460 to 2450 | |
| 480 to 560 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 8.1 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 20 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 15 to 26 | |
| 20 to 28 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 16 to 23 | |
| 19 to 24 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 14 to 23 | |
| 19 to 27 |
Alloy Composition
| Carbon (C), % | 0 | |
| 0.17 to 0.22 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 0 | |
| 0.4 to 0.6 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 62.5 to 64.5 | |
| 0 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 0.25 | |
| 95.8 to 97 |
| Lead (Pb), % | 0 to 0.050 | |
| 0 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 11.5 to 12.5 | |
| 0.45 to 0.65 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0 | |
| 0.2 to 0.3 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0 | |
| 1.7 to 2.0 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.035 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 | |
| 0.15 to 0.35 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.040 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 22.5 to 26 | |
| 0 |
| Residuals, % | 0 to 0.2 | |
| 0 |