AWS BVAg-6b vs. C43000 Brass
AWS BVAg-6b belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while C43000 brass belongs to the copper alloys. They have 50% 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 BVAg-6b and the bottom bar is C43000 brass.
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Mechanical Properties
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 93 | |
110 |
Poisson's Ratio | 0.35 | |
0.33 |
Shear Modulus, GPa | 35 | |
42 |
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 180 | |
320 to 710 |
Thermal Properties
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 160 | |
190 |
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 870 | |
1030 |
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 780 | |
1000 |
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 310 | |
380 |
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 19 | |
18 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Density, g/cm3 | 9.7 | |
8.6 |
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 49 | |
2.8 |
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 770 | |
46 |
Common Calculations
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 5.3 | |
7.1 |
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 16 | |
19 |
Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 5.1 | |
10 to 23 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 7.3 | |
12 to 20 |
Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 7.4 | |
11 to 25 |
Alloy Composition
Cadmium (Cd), % | 0 to 0.0010 | |
0 |
Carbon (C), % | 0 to 0.0050 | |
0 |
Copper (Cu), % | 49 to 51 | |
84 to 87 |
Iron (Fe), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.050 |
Lead (Pb), % | 0 to 0.0020 | |
0 to 0.1 |
Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.0020 | |
0 |
Silver (Ag), % | 49 to 51 | |
0 |
Tin (Sn), % | 0 | |
1.7 to 2.7 |
Zinc (Zn), % | 0 to 0.0010 | |
9.7 to 14.3 |
Residuals, % | 0 | |
0 to 0.5 |