C69400 Brass vs. AWS E320

C69400 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while AWS E320 belongs to the iron alloys. There are 20 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 C69400 brass and the bottom bar is AWS E320.

UNS C69400 Silicon Red Brass AWS E320 (W88021) Weld Metal

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		110
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		200

Elongation at Break, %		17
Elongation at Break, %		34

Poisson's Ratio		0.33
Poisson's Ratio		0.28

Shear Modulus, GPa		42
Shear Modulus, GPa		77

Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		570
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		620

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		260
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		300

Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		920
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		1410

Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		820
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		1360

Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		460

Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		18
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		14

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative		27
Base Metal Price, % relative		38

Density, g/cm³		8.3
Density, g/cm³		8.2

Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		2.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		6.5

Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		44
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		91

Embodied Water, L/kg		300
Embodied Water, L/kg		220

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		7.4
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		13

Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		19
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		24

Strength to Weight: Axial, points		19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points		21

Strength to Weight: Bending, points		18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points		20

Thermal Shock Resistance, points		20
Thermal Shock Resistance, points		16

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), %		0
Carbon (C), %		0 to 0.070

Chromium (Cr), %		0
Chromium (Cr), %		19 to 21

Copper (Cu), %		80 to 83
Copper (Cu), %		3.0 to 4.0

Iron (Fe), %		0 to 0.2
Iron (Fe), %		31.8 to 43.5

Lead (Pb), %		0 to 0.3
Lead (Pb), %		0

Manganese (Mn), %		0
Manganese (Mn), %		0.5 to 2.5

Molybdenum (Mo), %		0
Molybdenum (Mo), %		2.0 to 3.0

Nickel (Ni), %		0
Nickel (Ni), %		32 to 36

Niobium (Nb), %		0
Niobium (Nb), %		0 to 1.0

Phosphorus (P), %		0
Phosphorus (P), %		0 to 0.040

Silicon (Si), %		3.5 to 4.5
Silicon (Si), %		0 to 0.6

Sulfur (S), %		0
Sulfur (S), %		0 to 0.030

Zinc (Zn), %		11.5 to 16.5
Zinc (Zn), %		0

Residuals, %		0 to 0.5
Residuals, %		0