C66900 Brass vs. AWS E309L
C66900 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while AWS E309L belongs to the iron alloys. There are 22 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (10, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is C66900 brass and the bottom bar is AWS E309L.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 120 | |
| 200 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 1.1 to 26 | |
| 34 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.32 | |
| 0.27 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 45 | |
| 79 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 460 to 770 | |
| 580 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 190 | |
| 300 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 860 | |
| 1420 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 850 | |
| 1370 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 400 | |
| 480 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 20 | |
| 14 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 3.4 | |
| 2.1 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 3.8 | |
| 2.5 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 23 | |
| 20 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.2 | |
| 7.8 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 2.8 | |
| 3.7 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 46 | |
| 52 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 310 | |
| 180 |
Common Calculations
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 8.1 | |
| 14 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 20 | |
| 25 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 15 to 26 | |
| 21 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 16 to 23 | |
| 20 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 14 to 23 | |
| 15 |
Alloy Composition
| Carbon (C), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.040 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 0 | |
| 22 to 25 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 62.5 to 64.5 | |
| 0 to 0.75 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 0.25 | |
| 55.9 to 65.5 |
| Lead (Pb), % | 0 to 0.050 | |
| 0 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 11.5 to 12.5 | |
| 0.5 to 2.5 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.75 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0 | |
| 12 to 14 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.040 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 1.0 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.030 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 22.5 to 26 | |
| 0 |
| Residuals, % | 0 to 0.2 | |
| 0 |