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C46400 Brass vs. AWS BCo-1

C46400 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while AWS BCo-1 belongs to the cobalt alloys. There are 18 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 C46400 brass and the bottom bar is AWS BCo-1.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 100
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.3
Shear Modulus, GPa 40
78
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 400 to 500
700

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 170
420
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 900
1150
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 890
1120
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
480
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 8.0
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
8.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 47
110
Embodied Water, L/kg 330
430

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 20
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 14 to 17
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 15 to 17
22
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13 to 16
21

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.050
Boron (B), % 0
0.7 to 0.9
Carbon (C), % 0
0.35 to 0.45
Chromium (Cr), % 0
18 to 20
Cobalt (Co), % 0
46 to 54
Copper (Cu), % 59 to 62
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 1.0
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.2
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
16 to 18
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.020
Selenium (Se), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Silicon (Si), % 0
7.5 to 8.5
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.020
Tin (Sn), % 0.5 to 1.0
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.050
Tungsten (W), % 0
3.5 to 4.5
Zinc (Zn), % 36.3 to 40.5
0
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
0 to 0.050
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5