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C83300 Brass vs. AWS E33-31

C83300 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while AWS E33-31 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 C83300 brass and the bottom bar is AWS E33-31.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
210
Elongation at Break, % 35
29
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 42
81
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 220
810

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 200
320
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1060
1380
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1030
1330
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
480
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
14

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 30
36
Density, g/cm3 8.8
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
6.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 44
86
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
260

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.0
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 6.9
28
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 9.2
24
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 7.9
19

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0
31 to 35
Copper (Cu), % 92 to 94
0.4 to 0.8
Iron (Fe), % 0
24.7 to 34.8
Lead (Pb), % 1.0 to 2.0
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
2.5 to 4.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
1.0 to 2.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
30 to 32
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.3 to 0.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.9
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.010
Tin (Sn), % 1.0 to 2.0
0
Zinc (Zn), % 2.0 to 6.0
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.7
0