MakeItFrom.com
Menu (ESC)

AWS E3155 vs. C32000 Brass

AWS E3155 belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C32000 brass belongs to the copper alloys. There are 22 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is AWS E3155 and the bottom bar is C32000 brass.

Metric UnitsUS Customary Units

Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
110
Elongation at Break, % 23
6.8 to 29
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 81
41
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 770
270 to 470

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 310
190
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1020
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
990
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 450
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 13
160
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
19

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 70
28
Density, g/cm3 8.4
8.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.7
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 110
42
Embodied Water, L/kg 300
310

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.1
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 26
8.8 to 15
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
11 to 16
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.3
47
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 20
9.5 to 16

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.1
0
Chromium (Cr), % 20 to 22.5
0
Cobalt (Co), % 18.5 to 21
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.75
83.5 to 86.5
Iron (Fe), % 23.3 to 36.3
0 to 0.1
Lead (Pb), % 0
1.5 to 2.2
Manganese (Mn), % 1.0 to 2.5
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 2.5 to 3.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 19 to 21
0 to 0.25
Niobium (Nb), % 0.75 to 1.3
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0
Tungsten (W), % 2.0 to 3.0
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
10.6 to 15
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.4