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C84500 Brass vs. AWS BAu-6

C84500 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while AWS BAu-6 belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals. There are 15 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (15, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C84500 brass and the bottom bar is AWS BAu-6.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 100
120
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.39
Shear Modulus, GPa 39
43
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 240
190

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 180
120
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 980
1050
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 840
1010
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 360
210
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 19
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 8.7
16

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 6.6
4.0
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
10
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 7.7
3.2
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 9.8
4.5
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 8.6
8.5

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Antimony (Sb), % 0 to 0.25
0
Copper (Cu), % 77 to 79
0
Gold (Au), % 0
69.5 to 70.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.4
0
Lead (Pb), % 6.0 to 7.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 1.0
21.5 to 22.5
Palladium (Pd), % 0
7.5 to 8.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.080
0
Tin (Sn), % 2.0 to 4.0
0
Zinc (Zn), % 10 to 14
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15