C48600 Brass vs. AWS ENiCu-7
C48600 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while AWS ENiCu-7 belongs to the nickel alloys. They have a modest 30% of their average alloy composition in common, which, by itself, doesn't mean much. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is C48600 brass and the bottom bar is AWS ENiCu-7.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 100 | |
| 160 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 20 to 25 | |
| 34 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.31 | |
| 0.32 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 39 | |
| 62 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 280 to 360 | |
| 550 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 170 | |
| 280 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 900 | |
| 1270 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 890 | |
| 1230 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 380 | |
| 430 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 110 | |
| 21 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 21 | |
| 13 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 25 | |
| 3.3 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 28 | |
| 3.3 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 24 | |
| 50 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.1 | |
| 8.7 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 2.8 | |
| 8.0 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 47 | |
| 110 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 330 | |
| 250 |
Common Calculations
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 7.1 | |
| 10 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 19 | |
| 21 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 9.5 to 12 | |
| 17 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 12 to 14 | |
| 17 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 36 | |
| 5.5 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 9.3 to 12 | |
| 18 |
Alloy Composition
| Aluminum (Al), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.75 |
| Arsenic (As), % | 0.020 to 0.25 | |
| 0 |
| Carbon (C), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.1 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 59 to 62 | |
| 20.6 to 38 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 2.5 |
| Lead (Pb), % | 1.0 to 2.5 | |
| 0 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 4.0 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0 | |
| 62 to 69 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.020 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 1.5 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.015 |
| Tin (Sn), % | 0.3 to 1.5 | |
| 0 |
| Titanium (Ti), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 1.0 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 33.4 to 39.7 | |
| 0 |
| Residuals, % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.5 |