AWS BAg-13a vs. C26000 Brass
AWS BAg-13a belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while C26000 brass belongs to the copper alloys. They have 42% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 17 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (15, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is AWS BAg-13a and the bottom bar is C26000 brass.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 92 | |
| 110 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.36 | |
| 0.31 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 34 | |
| 41 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 180 | |
| 320 to 680 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 160 | |
| 180 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 890 | |
| 950 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 770 | |
| 920 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 300 | |
| 390 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 19 | |
| 20 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 9.8 | |
| 8.2 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 54 | |
| 2.7 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 850 | |
| 45 |
Common Calculations
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 5.2 | |
| 7.2 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 15 | |
| 19 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 5.1 | |
| 11 to 23 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 7.2 | |
| 13 to 21 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 7.5 | |
| 11 to 23 |
Alloy Composition
| Bismuth (Bi), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.0059 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 40.4 to 43.5 | |
| 68.5 to 71.5 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.050 |
| Lead (Pb), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.070 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 1.5 to 2.5 | |
| 0 |
| Silver (Ag), % | 55 to 57 | |
| 0 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 0 | |
| 28.1 to 31.5 |
| Residuals, % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.3 |