AWS E70C-B2L vs. C68300 Brass
AWS E70C-B2L belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C68300 brass belongs to the copper alloys. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is AWS E70C-B2L and the bottom bar is C68300 brass.
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Mechanical Properties
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
100 |
Elongation at Break, % | 21 | |
15 |
Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
0.31 |
Shear Modulus, GPa | 73 | |
40 |
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 580 | |
430 |
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 460 | |
260 |
Thermal Properties
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 260 | |
180 |
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1460 | |
900 |
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1420 | |
890 |
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 470 | |
390 |
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 39 | |
120 |
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 13 | |
20 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Base Metal Price, % relative | 3.0 | |
23 |
Density, g/cm3 | 7.8 | |
8.0 |
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 1.6 | |
2.8 |
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 22 | |
46 |
Embodied Water, L/kg | 54 | |
340 |
Common Calculations
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 110 | |
56 |
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 550 | |
330 |
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
7.3 |
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
20 |
Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 20 | |
15 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 20 | |
16 |
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 11 | |
38 |
Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 17 | |
14 |
Alloy Composition
Antimony (Sb), % | 0 | |
0.3 to 1.0 |
Cadmium (Cd), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.010 |
Carbon (C), % | 0 to 0.050 | |
0 |
Chromium (Cr), % | 1.0 to 1.5 | |
0 |
Copper (Cu), % | 0 to 0.35 | |
59 to 63 |
Iron (Fe), % | 95.1 to 98 | |
0 |
Lead (Pb), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.090 |
Manganese (Mn), % | 0.4 to 1.0 | |
0 |
Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0.4 to 0.65 | |
0 |
Nickel (Ni), % | 0 to 0.2 | |
0 |
Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.025 | |
0 |
Silicon (Si), % | 0.25 to 0.6 | |
0.3 to 1.0 |
Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
0 |
Tin (Sn), % | 0 | |
0.050 to 0.2 |
Vanadium (V), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
0 |
Zinc (Zn), % | 0 | |
34.2 to 40.4 |
Residuals, % | 0 | |
0 to 0.5 |