C68400 Brass vs. AWS BVAg-6b

C68400 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while AWS BVAg-6b belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals. They have 50% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 17 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (14, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C68400 brass and the bottom bar is AWS BVAg-6b.

UNS C68400 Silicon-Manganese Brass AWS BVAg-6b (P07507) Vacuum Service Filler Metal

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		110
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		93

Poisson's Ratio		0.31
Poisson's Ratio		0.35

Shear Modulus, GPa		41
Shear Modulus, GPa		35

Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		540
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		180

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		210
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		160

Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		840
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		870

Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		820
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		780

Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		310

Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		20
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		19

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm³		7.9
Density, g/cm³		9.7

Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		2.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		49

Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		47
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		770

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		7.5
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		5.3

Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		20
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		16

Strength to Weight: Axial, points		19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points		5.1

Strength to Weight: Bending, points		19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points		7.3

Thermal Shock Resistance, points		18
Thermal Shock Resistance, points		7.4

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), %		0 to 0.5
Aluminum (Al), %		0

Boron (B), %		0.0010 to 0.030
Boron (B), %		0

Cadmium (Cd), %		0
Cadmium (Cd), %		0 to 0.0010

Carbon (C), %		0
Carbon (C), %		0 to 0.0050

Copper (Cu), %		59 to 64
Copper (Cu), %		49 to 51

Iron (Fe), %		0 to 1.0
Iron (Fe), %		0

Lead (Pb), %		0 to 0.090
Lead (Pb), %		0 to 0.0020

Manganese (Mn), %		0.2 to 1.5
Manganese (Mn), %		0

Nickel (Ni), %		0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), %		0

Phosphorus (P), %		0.030 to 0.3
Phosphorus (P), %		0 to 0.0020

Silicon (Si), %		1.5 to 2.5
Silicon (Si), %		0

Silver (Ag), %		0
Silver (Ag), %		49 to 51

Tin (Sn), %		0 to 0.5
Tin (Sn), %		0

Zinc (Zn), %		28.6 to 39.3
Zinc (Zn), %		0 to 0.0010

Residuals, %		0 to 0.5
Residuals, %		0