C42600 Brass vs. AWS E312

C42600 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while AWS E312 belongs to the iron alloys. There are 20 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 C42600 brass and the bottom bar is AWS E312.

UNS C42600 Tin Brass AWS E312 (W31310) Weld Metal

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Mechanical Properties

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

Elongation at Break, %		1.1 to 40
Elongation at Break, %		25

Poisson's Ratio		0.33
Poisson's Ratio		0.27

Shear Modulus, GPa		42
Shear Modulus, GPa		80

Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		410 to 830
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		740

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		200
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		310

Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		1030
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		1410

Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		1010
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		1360

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		15

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative		31
Base Metal Price, % relative		20

Density, g/cm³		8.7
Density, g/cm³		7.7

Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		2.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		3.6

Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		48
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		52

Embodied Water, L/kg		340
Embodied Water, L/kg		200

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		7.1
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		15

Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		18
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		25

Strength to Weight: Axial, points		13 to 27
Strength to Weight: Axial, points		27

Strength to Weight: Bending, points		14 to 23
Strength to Weight: Bending, points		24

Thermal Shock Resistance, points		15 to 29
Thermal Shock Resistance, points		18

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), %		0
Carbon (C), %		0 to 0.15

Chromium (Cr), %		0
Chromium (Cr), %		28 to 32

Copper (Cu), %		87 to 90
Copper (Cu), %		0 to 0.75

Iron (Fe), %		0.050 to 0.2
Iron (Fe), %		52.3 to 63.5

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

Manganese (Mn), %		0
Manganese (Mn), %		0.5 to 2.5

Molybdenum (Mo), %		0
Molybdenum (Mo), %		0 to 0.75

Nickel (Ni), %		0.050 to 0.2
Nickel (Ni), %		8.0 to 10.5

Phosphorus (P), %		0.020 to 0.050
Phosphorus (P), %		0 to 0.040

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

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

Tin (Sn), %		2.5 to 4.0
Tin (Sn), %		0

Zinc (Zn), %		5.3 to 10.4
Zinc (Zn), %		0

Residuals, %		0 to 0.2
Residuals, %		0