C27400 Brass vs. AWS E209

C27400 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while AWS E209 belongs to the iron alloys. There are 19 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (9, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C27400 brass and the bottom bar is AWS E209.

UNS C27400 (CW508L) Yellow Brass AWS E209 (W32210) Weld Metal

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		110
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		200

Poisson's Ratio		0.31
Poisson's Ratio		0.28

Shear Modulus, GPa		40
Shear Modulus, GPa		79

Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		370 to 650
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		770

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		170
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		300

Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		920
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		1420

Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		870
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		1370

Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		480

Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		21
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		14

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative		23
Base Metal Price, % relative		21

Density, g/cm³		8.0
Density, g/cm³		7.8

Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		2.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		4.4

Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		45
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		63

Embodied Water, L/kg		320
Embodied Water, L/kg		180

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		14

Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		20
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		25

Strength to Weight: Axial, points		13 to 23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points		28

Strength to Weight: Bending, points		14 to 21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points		24

Thermal Shock Resistance, points		12 to 22
Thermal Shock Resistance, points		19

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), %		0
Carbon (C), %		0 to 0.060

Chromium (Cr), %		0
Chromium (Cr), %		20.5 to 24

Copper (Cu), %		61 to 64
Copper (Cu), %		0 to 0.75

Iron (Fe), %		0 to 0.1
Iron (Fe), %		51.5 to 64.3

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

Manganese (Mn), %		0
Manganese (Mn), %		4.0 to 7.0

Molybdenum (Mo), %		0
Molybdenum (Mo), %		1.5 to 3.0

Nickel (Ni), %		0
Nickel (Ni), %		9.5 to 12

Nitrogen (N), %		0
Nitrogen (N), %		0.1 to 0.3

Phosphorus (P), %		0
Phosphorus (P), %		0 to 0.040

Silicon (Si), %		0
Silicon (Si), %		0 to 1.0

Sulfur (S), %		0
Sulfur (S), %		0 to 0.030

Vanadium (V), %		0
Vanadium (V), %		0.1 to 0.3

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

Residuals, %		0 to 0.3
Residuals, %		0