AWS BVAg-8 vs. C34200 Brass
AWS BVAg-8 belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while C34200 brass belongs to the copper alloys. They have a modest 28% of their average alloy composition in common, which, by itself, doesn't mean much. There are 15 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (17, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is AWS BVAg-8 and the bottom bar is C34200 brass.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 84 | |
| 100 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.36 | |
| 0.31 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 31 | |
| 40 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 170 | |
| 370 to 650 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 140 | |
| 170 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 780 | |
| 910 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 780 | |
| 890 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 280 | |
| 380 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 19 | |
| 21 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 10 | |
| 8.2 |
Common Calculations
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 4.6 | |
| 7.1 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 14 | |
| 19 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 4.7 | |
| 13 to 22 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 6.8 | |
| 14 to 20 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 7.6 | |
| 12 to 22 |
Alloy Composition
| Cadmium (Cd), % | 0 to 0.0010 | |
| 0 |
| Carbon (C), % | 0 to 0.0050 | |
| 0 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 27 to 29 | |
| 62 to 65 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.1 |
| Lead (Pb), % | 0 to 0.0020 | |
| 1.5 to 2.5 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.0020 | |
| 0 |
| Silver (Ag), % | 71 to 73 | |
| 0 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 0 to 0.0010 | |
| 32 to 36.5 |
| Residuals, % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.4 |