AWS BVPd-1 vs. C87800 Brass

AWS BVPd-1 belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while C87800 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 C87800 brass.

AWS BVPd-1 (P03657) Vacuum Service Filler Metal UNS C87800 Silicon Brass

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		150
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		110

Poisson's Ratio		0.37
Poisson's Ratio		0.33

Shear Modulus, GPa		56
Shear Modulus, GPa		42

Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		240
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		590

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		200
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		260

Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		1240
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		920

Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		1230
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		820

Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		310
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		410

Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		12
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		18

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm³		11
Density, g/cm³		8.3

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		7.7
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		7.4

Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		16
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		19

Strength to Weight: Axial, points		6.1
Strength to Weight: Axial, points		20

Strength to Weight: Bending, points		7.9
Strength to Weight: Bending, points		19

Thermal Shock Resistance, points		9.8
Thermal Shock Resistance, points		21

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), %		0
Aluminum (Al), %		0 to 0.15

Antimony (Sb), %		0
Antimony (Sb), %		0 to 0.050

Arsenic (As), %		0
Arsenic (As), %		0 to 0.050

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), %		80 to 84.2

Iron (Fe), %		0
Iron (Fe), %		0 to 0.15

Lead (Pb), %		0 to 0.0020
Lead (Pb), %		0 to 0.15

Magnesium (Mg), %		0
Magnesium (Mg), %		0 to 0.010

Manganese (Mn), %		0
Manganese (Mn), %		0 to 0.15

Nickel (Ni), %		0 to 0.060
Nickel (Ni), %		0 to 0.2

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), %		3.8 to 4.2

Sulfur (S), %		0
Sulfur (S), %		0 to 0.050

Tin (Sn), %		0
Tin (Sn), %		0 to 0.25

Zinc (Zn), %		0 to 0.0010
Zinc (Zn), %		12 to 16

Residuals, %		0
Residuals, %		0 to 0.5