AWS ENiCrCoMo-1 vs. C34000 Brass

AWS ENiCrCoMo-1 belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while C34000 brass belongs to the copper alloys. There are 19 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is AWS ENiCrCoMo-1 and the bottom bar is C34000 brass.

AWS ENiCrCoMo-1 (W86117) Weld Metal UNS C34000 (CW600N) Leaded Brass

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		210
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		100

Poisson's Ratio		0.29
Poisson's Ratio		0.31

Shear Modulus, GPa		82
Shear Modulus, GPa		40

Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		710
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		340 to 650

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		330
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		170

Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		1430
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		930

Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		1380
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		890

Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		440
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		380

Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		13
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		21

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative		75
Base Metal Price, % relative		24

Density, g/cm³		8.5
Density, g/cm³		8.1

Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		11
Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		2.6

Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		140
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		45

Embodied Water, L/kg		340
Embodied Water, L/kg		320

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		14
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		7.1

Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		23
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		19

Strength to Weight: Axial, points		23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points		11 to 22

Strength to Weight: Bending, points		21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points		13 to 21

Thermal Shock Resistance, points		19
Thermal Shock Resistance, points		11 to 22

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), %		0.050 to 0.15
Carbon (C), %		0

Chromium (Cr), %		21 to 26
Chromium (Cr), %		0

Cobalt (Co), %		9.0 to 15
Cobalt (Co), %		0

Copper (Cu), %		0 to 0.5
Copper (Cu), %		62 to 65

Iron (Fe), %		0 to 5.0
Iron (Fe), %		0 to 0.1

Lead (Pb), %		0
Lead (Pb), %		0.8 to 1.5

Manganese (Mn), %		0.3 to 2.5
Manganese (Mn), %		0

Molybdenum (Mo), %		8.0 to 10
Molybdenum (Mo), %		0

Nickel (Ni), %		38.6 to 61.7
Nickel (Ni), %		0

Niobium (Nb), %		0 to 1.0
Niobium (Nb), %		0

Phosphorus (P), %		0 to 0.030
Phosphorus (P), %		0

Silicon (Si), %		0 to 0.75
Silicon (Si), %		0

Sulfur (S), %		0 to 0.015
Sulfur (S), %		0

Zinc (Zn), %		0
Zinc (Zn), %		33 to 37.2

Residuals, %		0
Residuals, %		0 to 0.4