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C69700 Brass vs. AWS E80C-B8

C69700 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while AWS E80C-B8 belongs to the iron alloys. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C69700 brass and the bottom bar is AWS E80C-B8.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
190
Elongation at Break, % 25
19
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 41
75
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 470
620
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 230
540

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 240
270
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 930
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 880
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 400
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 43
25
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 19
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 26
6.5
Density, g/cm3 8.3
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
2.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 44
28
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
89

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 99
110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 250
740
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.3
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 16
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16
21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 13
6.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16
17

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 0
8.0 to 10.5
Copper (Cu), % 75 to 80
0 to 0.35
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.2
85.5 to 90.6
Lead (Pb), % 0.5 to 1.5
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.4
0.4 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.8 to 1.2
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 2.5 to 3.5
0.25 to 0.6
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.025
Vanadium (V), % 0
0 to 0.030
Zinc (Zn), % 13.9 to 22
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5