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C49300 Brass vs. AWS ER90S-B9

C49300 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while AWS ER90S-B9 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 ER90S-B9.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 100
190
Elongation at Break, % 4.5 to 20
18
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 40
75
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 430 to 520
690
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 210 to 410
470

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
7.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 17
8.1

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 26
7.0
Density, g/cm3 8.0
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.0
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 50
37
Embodied Water, L/kg 370
91

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 21 to 71
110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 220 to 800
570
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 15 to 18
25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16 to 18
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 29
6.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14 to 18
19

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.040
Antimony (Sb), % 0 to 0.5
0
Bismuth (Bi), % 0.5 to 2.0
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0.070 to 0.13
Chromium (Cr), % 0
8.0 to 10.5
Copper (Cu), % 58 to 62
0 to 0.2
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.1
84.4 to 90.7
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.010
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 1.2
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.85 to 1.2
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 0.8
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.020 to 0.1
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.030 to 0.070
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.010
Selenium (Se), % 0 to 0.2
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.1
0.15 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.010
Tin (Sn), % 1.0 to 1.8
0
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.15 to 0.3
Zinc (Zn), % 30.6 to 40.5
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5