C66700 Brass vs. AWS E310
C66700 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while AWS E310 belongs to the iron alloys. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is C66700 brass and the bottom bar is AWS E310.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 110 | |
| 200 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 2.0 to 58 | |
| 34 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.31 | |
| 0.27 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 41 | |
| 79 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 340 to 690 | |
| 620 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 180 | |
| 300 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1090 | |
| 1400 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1050 | |
| 1360 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 390 | |
| 480 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 97 | |
| 14 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 20 | |
| 14 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 17 | |
| 2.1 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 19 | |
| 2.4 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 25 | |
| 26 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.2 | |
| 7.9 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 2.7 | |
| 4.6 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 45 | |
| 65 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 320 | |
| 200 |
Common Calculations
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 7.3 | |
| 14 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 19 | |
| 25 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 11 to 23 | |
| 22 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 13 to 21 | |
| 20 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 30 | |
| 3.7 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 11 to 23 | |
| 15 |
Alloy Composition
| Carbon (C), % | 0 | |
| 0.080 to 0.2 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 0 | |
| 25 to 28 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 68.5 to 71.5 | |
| 0 to 0.75 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
| 44.5 to 53.9 |
| Lead (Pb), % | 0 to 0.070 | |
| 0 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0.8 to 1.5 | |
| 1.0 to 2.5 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.75 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0 | |
| 20 to 22.5 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.030 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.75 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.030 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 26.3 to 30.7 | |
| 0 |
| Residuals, % | 0 to 0.5 | |
| 0 |