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AWS BVPd-1 vs. C43400 Brass

AWS BVPd-1 belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while C43400 brass belongs to the copper alloys. 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 BVPd-1 and the bottom bar is C43400 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 150
110
Poisson's Ratio 0.37
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 56
42
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 240
310 to 690

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 200
190
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1240
1020
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1230
990
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 310
380
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
19

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 11
8.6

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.7
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 16
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 6.1
10 to 22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 7.9
12 to 20
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 9.8
11 to 24

Alloy Composition

Cadmium (Cd), % 0 to 0.0010
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Cobalt (Co), % 33.9 to 36
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
84 to 87
Iron (Fe), % 0
0 to 0.050
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.0020
0 to 0.050
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.060
0
Palladium (Pd), % 64 to 66
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.0020
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0.4 to 1.0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.0010
11.4 to 15.6
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5