C49300 Brass vs. AWS ER90S-D2
C49300 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while AWS ER90S-D2 belongs to the iron alloys. There are 27 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is C49300 brass and the bottom bar is AWS ER90S-D2.
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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 | |
| 0.29 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 40 | |
| 73 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 430 to 520 | |
| 710 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 210 to 410 | |
| 600 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 170 | |
| 260 |
| 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 | |
| 47 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 20 | |
| 13 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 15 | |
| 7.4 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 17 | |
| 8.5 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 26 | |
| 2.6 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.0 | |
| 7.8 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 3.0 | |
| 1.6 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 50 | |
| 21 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 370 | |
| 50 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 21 to 71 | |
| 130 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 220 to 800 | |
| 980 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 7.2 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 19 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 15 to 18 | |
| 25 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 16 to 18 | |
| 23 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 29 | |
| 13 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 14 to 18 | |
| 21 |
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 | |
| 0.070 to 0.12 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 58 to 62 | |
| 0 to 0.5 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
| 95.2 to 97.4 |
| Lead (Pb), % | 0 to 0.010 | |
| 0 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
| 1.6 to 2.1 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0 | |
| 0.4 to 0.6 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0 to 1.5 | |
| 0 to 0.15 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.2 | |
| 0 to 0.025 |
| Selenium (Se), % | 0 to 0.2 | |
| 0 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
| 0.5 to 0.8 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.025 |
| Tin (Sn), % | 1.0 to 1.8 | |
| 0 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 30.6 to 40.5 | |
| 0 |
| Residuals, % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.5 |