AWS E383 vs. C85500 Brass
AWS E383 belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C85500 brass belongs to the copper alloys. There are 22 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (9, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is AWS E383 and the bottom bar is C85500 brass.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 210 | |
| 100 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 34 | |
| 40 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.28 | |
| 0.31 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 80 | |
| 40 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 580 | |
| 410 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 320 | |
| 170 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1420 | |
| 900 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1370 | |
| 890 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 470 | |
| 390 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 12 | |
| 120 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 14 | |
| 21 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 37 | |
| 23 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.1 | |
| 8.0 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 6.4 | |
| 2.7 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 89 | |
| 46 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 240 | |
| 320 |
Common Calculations
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 14 | |
| 7.3 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
| 20 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 20 | |
| 14 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 19 | |
| 15 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 3.1 | |
| 38 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 15 | |
| 14 |
Alloy Composition
| Carbon (C), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
| 0 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 26.5 to 29 | |
| 0 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0.6 to 1.5 | |
| 59 to 63 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 28.8 to 39.2 | |
| 0 to 0.2 |
| Lead (Pb), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.2 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0.5 to 2.5 | |
| 0 to 0.2 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 3.2 to 4.2 | |
| 0 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 30 to 33 | |
| 0 to 0.2 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.020 | |
| 0 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.9 | |
| 0 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.020 | |
| 0 |
| Tin (Sn), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.2 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 0 | |
| 35.1 to 41 |
| Residuals, % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.9 |