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C42200 Brass vs. AWS E430

C42200 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while AWS E430 belongs to the iron alloys. There are 24 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 C42200 brass and the bottom bar is AWS E430.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
200
Elongation at Break, % 2.0 to 46
23
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 42
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 300 to 610
500

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 200
280
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1040
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1020
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 130
25
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
14

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 31
2.8
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 32
3.2

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 29
9.0
Density, g/cm3 8.6
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
2.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 44
31
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
120

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
18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 11 to 18
18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 39
6.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 10 to 21
13

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 0
15 to 18
Copper (Cu), % 86 to 89
0 to 0.75
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.050
77.8 to 85
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.050
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.75
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.6
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.35
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.9
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