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C42200 Brass vs. AWS E240

C42200 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while AWS E240 belongs to the iron alloys. There are 22 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (10, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C42200 brass and the bottom bar is AWS E240.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
200
Elongation at Break, % 2.0 to 46
17
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 42
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 300 to 610
770

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 200
290
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1040
1390
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1020
1350
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 130
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
15

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 29
14
Density, g/cm3 8.6
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
3.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 44
42
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
160

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 9.5 to 19
28
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 11 to 18
24
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 39
3.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 10 to 21
19

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.060
Chromium (Cr), % 0
17 to 19
Copper (Cu), % 86 to 89
0 to 0.75
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.050
58.6 to 68.4
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.050
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
10.5 to 13.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.75
Nickel (Ni), % 0
4.0 to 6.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.1 to 0.3
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.35
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Tin (Sn), % 0.8 to 1.4
0
Zinc (Zn), % 8.7 to 13.2
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0