MakeItFrom.com
Menu (ESC)

C34200 Brass vs. AWS ERNiCr-3

C34200 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while AWS ERNiCr-3 belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 20 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (11, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C34200 brass and the bottom bar is AWS ERNiCr-3.

Metric UnitsUS Customary Units

Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 100
190
Elongation at Break, % 3.0 to 17
34
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 40
75
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 370 to 650
630

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 170
320
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 910
1380
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 890
1330
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
460
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 24
70
Density, g/cm3 8.2
8.4
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
11
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 45
160
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
280

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.1
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 13 to 22
21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 14 to 20
19
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12 to 22
18

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 0
18 to 22
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 0.12
Copper (Cu), % 62 to 65
0 to 0.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 3.0
Lead (Pb), % 1.5 to 2.5
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
2.5 to 3.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
67 to 77.5
Niobium (Nb), % 0
2.0 to 3.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.015
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.75
Zinc (Zn), % 32 to 36.5
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5