AWS E409Nb vs. C44500 Brass
AWS E409Nb belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C44500 brass belongs to the copper alloys. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is AWS E409Nb and the bottom bar is C44500 brass.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
| 110 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.28 | |
| 0.32 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 76 | |
| 41 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 500 | |
| 350 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 380 | |
| 120 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 280 | |
| 180 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1460 | |
| 940 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1410 | |
| 900 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 480 | |
| 380 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 25 | |
| 110 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 14 | |
| 20 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 2.9 | |
| 25 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 3.3 | |
| 27 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 13 | |
| 26 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.8 | |
| 8.3 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 2.9 | |
| 2.7 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 42 | |
| 46 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 100 | |
| 330 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 380 | |
| 65 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 14 | |
| 7.2 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 25 | |
| 19 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 18 | |
| 12 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 18 | |
| 13 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 6.8 | |
| 35 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 14 | |
| 12 |
Alloy Composition
| Carbon (C), % | 0 to 0.12 | |
| 0 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 11 to 14 | |
| 0 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 to 0.75 | |
| 70 to 73 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 80.2 to 88.5 | |
| 0 to 0.060 |
| Lead (Pb), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.070 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 1.0 | |
| 0 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0 to 0.75 | |
| 0 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0 to 0.6 | |
| 0 |
| Niobium (Nb), % | 0.5 to 1.5 | |
| 0 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.040 | |
| 0.020 to 0.1 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 1.0 | |
| 0 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
| 0 |
| Tin (Sn), % | 0 | |
| 0.9 to 1.2 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 0 | |
| 25.2 to 29.1 |
| Residuals, % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.4 |