C27200 Brass vs. AWS ER90S-D2
C27200 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while AWS ER90S-D2 belongs to the iron alloys. There are 27 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is C27200 brass and the bottom bar is AWS ER90S-D2.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 110 | |
| 190 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 10 to 50 | |
| 19 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.31 | |
| 0.29 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 40 | |
| 73 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 370 to 590 | |
| 710 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 150 to 410 | |
| 600 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 170 | |
| 260 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 920 | |
| 1450 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 870 | |
| 1410 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 390 | |
| 470 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 120 | |
| 47 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 20 | |
| 13 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 28 | |
| 7.4 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 31 | |
| 8.5 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 24 | |
| 2.6 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.1 | |
| 7.8 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 2.7 | |
| 1.6 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 45 | |
| 21 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 320 | |
| 50 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 30 to 270 | |
| 130 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 110 to 810 | |
| 980 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 7.2 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 19 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 13 to 20 | |
| 25 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 14 to 19 | |
| 23 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 37 | |
| 13 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 12 to 20 | |
| 21 |
Alloy Composition
| Carbon (C), % | 0 | |
| 0.070 to 0.12 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 62 to 65 | |
| 0 to 0.5 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 0.070 | |
| 95.2 to 97.4 |
| Lead (Pb), % | 0 to 0.070 | |
| 0 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 | |
| 1.6 to 2.1 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0 | |
| 0.4 to 0.6 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.15 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.025 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 | |
| 0.5 to 0.8 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.025 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 34.6 to 38 | |
| 0 |
| Residuals, % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.5 |