C48500 Brass vs. AWS BNi-6

C48500 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 (11, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C48500 brass and the bottom bar is AWS BNi-6.

UNS C48500 Leaded Naval Brass AWS BNi-6 (N99700) Filler Metal

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		100
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		160

Poisson's Ratio		0.31
Poisson's Ratio		0.31

Shear Modulus, GPa		39
Shear Modulus, GPa		62

Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		400 to 500
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		450

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		170
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		260

Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		900
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		880

Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		890
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		880

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

Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		21
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		9.8

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative		23
Base Metal Price, % relative		55

Density, g/cm³		8.1
Density, g/cm³		8.2

Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		2.7
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		19
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		22

Strength to Weight: Axial, points		14 to 17
Strength to Weight: Axial, points		15

Strength to Weight: Bending, points		15 to 17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points		16

Thermal Shock Resistance, points		13 to 17
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), %		59 to 62
Copper (Cu), %		0

Iron (Fe), %		0 to 0.1
Iron (Fe), %		0

Lead (Pb), %		1.3 to 2.2
Lead (Pb), %		0

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

Phosphorus (P), %		0
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), %		0.5 to 1.0
Tin (Sn), %		0

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

Zinc (Zn), %		34.3 to 39.2
Zinc (Zn), %		0

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

Residuals, %		0
Residuals, %		0 to 0.5