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C49300 Brass vs. AWS E80C-B8

C49300 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while AWS E80C-B8 belongs to the iron alloys. There are 27 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C49300 brass and the bottom bar is AWS E80C-B8.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 100
190
Elongation at Break, % 4.5 to 20
19
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 40
75
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 430 to 520
620
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 210 to 410
540

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 170
270
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 880
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 840
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 88
25
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 15
9.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 17
11

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 26
6.5
Density, g/cm3 8.0
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.0
2.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 50
28
Embodied Water, L/kg 370
89

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 21 to 71
110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 220 to 800
740
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 15 to 18
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16 to 18
21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 29
6.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14 to 18
17

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.5
0
Antimony (Sb), % 0 to 0.5
0
Bismuth (Bi), % 0.5 to 2.0
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 0
8.0 to 10.5
Copper (Cu), % 58 to 62
0 to 0.35
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.1
85.5 to 90.6
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.010
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.030
0.4 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.8 to 1.2
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 0.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.025
Selenium (Se), % 0 to 0.2
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.1
0.25 to 0.6
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.025
Tin (Sn), % 1.0 to 1.8
0
Vanadium (V), % 0
0 to 0.030
Zinc (Zn), % 30.6 to 40.5
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5