AWS ENiCrFe-2 vs. C27400 Brass

AWS ENiCrFe-2 belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while C27400 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 ENiCrFe-2 and the bottom bar is C27400 brass.

AWS ENiCrFe-2 (W86133) Weld Metal UNS C27400 (CW508L) Yellow Brass

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		190
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		110

Poisson's Ratio		0.3
Poisson's Ratio		0.31

Shear Modulus, GPa		74
Shear Modulus, GPa		40

Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		790
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		370 to 650

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		310
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		170

Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		1390
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		920

Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		1350
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		870

Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		450
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		390

Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		12
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		21

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative		65
Base Metal Price, % relative		23

Density, g/cm³		8.5
Density, g/cm³		8.0

Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		11
Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		2.7

Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		160
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		45

Embodied Water, L/kg		260
Embodied Water, L/kg		320

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		13
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		7.2

Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		23
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		20

Strength to Weight: Axial, points		26
Strength to Weight: Axial, points		13 to 23

Strength to Weight: Bending, points		22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points		14 to 21

Thermal Shock Resistance, points		24
Thermal Shock Resistance, points		12 to 22

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), %		0 to 0.1
Carbon (C), %		0

Chromium (Cr), %		13 to 17
Chromium (Cr), %		0

Cobalt (Co), %		0 to 0.12
Cobalt (Co), %		0

Copper (Cu), %		0 to 0.5
Copper (Cu), %		61 to 64

Iron (Fe), %		0 to 12
Iron (Fe), %		0 to 0.1

Lead (Pb), %		0
Lead (Pb), %		0 to 0.050

Manganese (Mn), %		1.0 to 3.5
Manganese (Mn), %		0

Molybdenum (Mo), %		0.5 to 2.5
Molybdenum (Mo), %		0

Nickel (Ni), %		62 to 85
Nickel (Ni), %		0

Niobium (Nb), %		0.5 to 4.0
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 0.020
Sulfur (S), %		0

Zinc (Zn), %		0
Zinc (Zn), %		35.6 to 39

Residuals, %		0
Residuals, %		0 to 0.3