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AWS E209 vs. C49300 Brass

AWS E209 belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C49300 brass belongs to the copper alloys. There are 20 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (10, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is AWS E209 and the bottom bar is C49300 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
100
Elongation at Break, % 17
4.5 to 20
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
40
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 770
430 to 520

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1420
880
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1370
840
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
380
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 14
20

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 21
26
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.4
3.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 63
50
Embodied Water, L/kg 180
370

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 28
15 to 18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24
16 to 18
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19
14 to 18

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.5
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.5
Bismuth (Bi), % 0
0.5 to 2.0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.060
0
Chromium (Cr), % 20.5 to 24
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.75
58 to 62
Iron (Fe), % 51.5 to 64.3
0 to 0.1
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.010
Manganese (Mn), % 4.0 to 7.0
0 to 0.030
Molybdenum (Mo), % 1.5 to 3.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 9.5 to 12
0 to 1.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0.1 to 0.3
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.2
Selenium (Se), % 0
0 to 0.2
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.1
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
1.0 to 1.8
Vanadium (V), % 0.1 to 0.3
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
30.6 to 40.5
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5