MakeItFrom.com
Menu (ESC)

AWS E383 vs. C85700 Brass

AWS E383 belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C85700 brass belongs to the copper alloys. There are 22 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is AWS E383 and the bottom bar is C85700 brass.

Metric UnitsUS Customary Units

Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
100
Elongation at Break, % 34
17
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
40
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 580
310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1420
940
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1370
910
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 12
84
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 14
21

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 37
24
Density, g/cm3 8.1
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 6.4
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 89
47
Embodied Water, L/kg 240
330

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 20
11
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
13
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.1
27
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
10

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.8
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0
Chromium (Cr), % 26.5 to 29
0
Copper (Cu), % 0.6 to 1.5
58 to 64
Iron (Fe), % 28.8 to 39.2
0 to 0.7
Lead (Pb), % 0
0.8 to 1.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0.5 to 2.5
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 3.2 to 4.2
0
Nickel (Ni), % 30 to 33
0 to 1.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.9
0 to 0.050
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0.5 to 1.5
Zinc (Zn), % 0
32 to 40
Residuals, % 0
0 to 1.3