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AWS E316LMn vs. C32000 Brass

AWS E316LMn belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C32000 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 E316LMn and the bottom bar is C32000 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
110
Elongation at Break, % 23
6.8 to 29
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
41
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 620
270 to 470

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
190
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1420
1020
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1370
990
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
380
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 14
19

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 24
28
Density, g/cm3 7.9
8.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.6
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 64
42
Embodied Water, L/kg 180
310

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.1
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
8.8 to 15
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
11 to 16
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
9.5 to 16

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.040
0
Chromium (Cr), % 18 to 21
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.75
83.5 to 86.5
Iron (Fe), % 47.5 to 59.4
0 to 0.1
Lead (Pb), % 0
1.5 to 2.2
Manganese (Mn), % 5.0 to 8.0
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 2.5 to 3.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 15 to 18
0 to 0.25
Nitrogen (N), % 0.1 to 0.25
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.9
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
10.6 to 15
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.4