C42500 Brass vs. AWS BNi-6

C42500 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while AWS BNi-6 belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 19 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (13, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C42500 brass and the bottom bar is AWS BNi-6.

UNS C42500 (CW454K) Tin Brass AWS BNi-6 (N99700) Filler Metal

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		110
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		160

Poisson's Ratio		0.33
Poisson's Ratio		0.31

Shear Modulus, GPa		42
Shear Modulus, GPa		62

Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		310 to 630
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		450

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		200
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		260

Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		1030
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		880

Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		1010
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		880

Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		480

Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		18
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		9.8

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative		30
Base Metal Price, % relative		55

Density, g/cm³		8.7
Density, g/cm³		8.2

Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		2.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		9.4

Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		46
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		130

Embodied Water, L/kg		330
Embodied Water, L/kg		210

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		7.1
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		11

Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		18
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		22

Strength to Weight: Axial, points		9.9 to 20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points		15

Strength to Weight: Bending, points		12 to 19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points		16

Thermal Shock Resistance, points		11 to 22
Thermal Shock Resistance, points		20

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), %		0
Aluminum (Al), %		0 to 0.050

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

Cobalt (Co), %		0
Cobalt (Co), %		0 to 0.1

Copper (Cu), %		87 to 90
Copper (Cu), %		0

Iron (Fe), %		0 to 0.050
Iron (Fe), %		0

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

Nickel (Ni), %		0
Nickel (Ni), %		87.2 to 90

Phosphorus (P), %		0 to 0.35
Phosphorus (P), %		10 to 12

Selenium (Se), %		0
Selenium (Se), %		0 to 0.0050

Sulfur (S), %		0
Sulfur (S), %		0 to 0.020

Tin (Sn), %		1.5 to 3.0
Tin (Sn), %		0

Titanium (Ti), %		0
Titanium (Ti), %		0 to 0.050

Zinc (Zn), %		6.1 to 11.5
Zinc (Zn), %		0

Zirconium (Zr), %		0
Zirconium (Zr), %		0 to 0.050

Residuals, %		0
Residuals, %		0 to 0.5