AWS BVAg-6b vs. C68400 Brass

AWS BVAg-6b belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while C68400 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 (14, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is AWS BVAg-6b and the bottom bar is C68400 brass.

AWS BVAg-6b (P07507) Vacuum Service Filler Metal UNS C68400 Silicon-Manganese Brass

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		93
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		110

Poisson's Ratio		0.35
Poisson's Ratio		0.31

Shear Modulus, GPa		35
Shear Modulus, GPa		41

Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		180
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		540

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		160
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		210

Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		870
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		840

Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		780
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		820

Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		310
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		400

Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		19
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		20

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm³		9.7
Density, g/cm³		7.9

Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		49
Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		2.7

Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		770
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		47

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		5.3
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		7.5

Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		16
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		20

Strength to Weight: Axial, points		5.1
Strength to Weight: Axial, points		19

Strength to Weight: Bending, points		7.3
Strength to Weight: Bending, points		19

Thermal Shock Resistance, points		7.4
Thermal Shock Resistance, points		18

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), %		0
Aluminum (Al), %		0 to 0.5

Boron (B), %		0
Boron (B), %		0.0010 to 0.030

Cadmium (Cd), %		0 to 0.0010
Cadmium (Cd), %		0

Carbon (C), %		0 to 0.0050
Carbon (C), %		0

Copper (Cu), %		49 to 51
Copper (Cu), %		59 to 64

Iron (Fe), %		0
Iron (Fe), %		0 to 1.0

Lead (Pb), %		0 to 0.0020
Lead (Pb), %		0 to 0.090

Manganese (Mn), %		0
Manganese (Mn), %		0.2 to 1.5

Nickel (Ni), %		0
Nickel (Ni), %		0 to 0.5

Phosphorus (P), %		0 to 0.0020
Phosphorus (P), %		0.030 to 0.3

Silicon (Si), %		0
Silicon (Si), %		1.5 to 2.5

Silver (Ag), %		49 to 51
Silver (Ag), %		0

Tin (Sn), %		0
Tin (Sn), %		0 to 0.5

Zinc (Zn), %		0 to 0.0010
Zinc (Zn), %		28.6 to 39.3

Residuals, %		0
Residuals, %		0 to 0.5