AWS BVPd-1 vs. C85900 Brass

AWS BVPd-1 belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while C85900 brass belongs to the copper alloys. There are 15 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 BVPd-1 and the bottom bar is C85900 brass.

AWS BVPd-1 (P03657) Vacuum Service Filler Metal UNS C85900 Yellow Brass

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		150
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		100

Poisson's Ratio		0.37
Poisson's Ratio		0.31

Shear Modulus, GPa		56
Shear Modulus, GPa		40

Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		240
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		460

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		200
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		170

Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		1240
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		830

Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		1230
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		790

Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		310
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		390

Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		12
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		20

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm³		11
Density, g/cm³		8.0

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		7.7
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		7.3

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

Strength to Weight: Axial, points		6.1
Strength to Weight: Axial, points		16

Strength to Weight: Bending, points		7.9
Strength to Weight: Bending, points		17

Thermal Shock Resistance, points		9.8
Thermal Shock Resistance, points		16

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), %		0
Aluminum (Al), %		0.1 to 0.6

Antimony (Sb), %		0
Antimony (Sb), %		0 to 0.2

Boron (B), %		0
Boron (B), %		0 to 0.2

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

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

Cobalt (Co), %		33.9 to 36
Cobalt (Co), %		0

Copper (Cu), %		0
Copper (Cu), %		58 to 62

Iron (Fe), %		0
Iron (Fe), %		0 to 0.5

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

Manganese (Mn), %		0
Manganese (Mn), %		0 to 0.010

Nickel (Ni), %		0 to 0.060
Nickel (Ni), %		0 to 1.5

Palladium (Pd), %		64 to 66
Palladium (Pd), %		0

Phosphorus (P), %		0 to 0.0020
Phosphorus (P), %		0 to 0.010

Silicon (Si), %		0
Silicon (Si), %		0 to 0.25

Sulfur (S), %		0
Sulfur (S), %		0.1 to 0.65

Tin (Sn), %		0
Tin (Sn), %		0 to 1.5

Zinc (Zn), %		0 to 0.0010
Zinc (Zn), %		31 to 41

Zirconium (Zr), %		0
Zirconium (Zr), %		0 to 0.2

Residuals, %		0
Residuals, %		0 to 0.7