AWS E100C-K3 vs. C44300 Brass
AWS E100C-K3 belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C44300 brass belongs to the copper alloys. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is AWS E100C-K3 and the bottom bar is C44300 brass.
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Mechanical Properties
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
110 |
Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
0.32 |
Shear Modulus, GPa | 73 | |
41 |
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 770 | |
350 |
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 700 | |
120 |
Thermal Properties
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 250 | |
180 |
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1460 | |
940 |
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1410 | |
900 |
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 470 | |
380 |
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 48 | |
110 |
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 13 | |
20 |
Electrical Properties
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 7.9 | |
25 |
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 9.0 | |
27 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Base Metal Price, % relative | 3.4 | |
26 |
Density, g/cm3 | 7.8 | |
8.3 |
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 1.7 | |
2.8 |
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 23 | |
46 |
Embodied Water, L/kg | 53 | |
330 |
Common Calculations
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 1290 | |
65 |
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
7.2 |
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
19 |
Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 27 | |
12 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
13 |
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 13 | |
35 |
Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 23 | |
12 |
Alloy Composition
Arsenic (As), % | 0 | |
0.020 to 0.060 |
Carbon (C), % | 0 to 0.15 | |
0 |
Chromium (Cr), % | 0 to 0.15 | |
0 |
Copper (Cu), % | 0 to 0.35 | |
70 to 73 |
Iron (Fe), % | 92.6 to 98.5 | |
0 to 0.060 |
Lead (Pb), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.070 |
Manganese (Mn), % | 0.75 to 2.3 | |
0 |
Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0.25 to 0.65 | |
0 |
Nickel (Ni), % | 0.5 to 2.5 | |
0 |
Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.025 | |
0 |
Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.8 | |
0 |
Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.025 | |
0 |
Tin (Sn), % | 0 | |
0.9 to 1.2 |
Vanadium (V), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
0 |
Zinc (Zn), % | 0 | |
25.2 to 29.1 |
Residuals, % | 0 | |
0 to 0.4 |