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C84500 Brass vs. AWS E2209

C84500 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while AWS E2209 belongs to the iron alloys. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C84500 brass and the bottom bar is AWS E2209.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 100
200
Elongation at Break, % 28
23
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 39
79
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 240
770

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 180
300
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 980
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 840
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 360
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 72
16
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 19
14

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 16
2.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 17
2.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 28
20
Density, g/cm3 8.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.9
4.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 47
55
Embodied Water, L/kg 340
170

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 6.6
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 7.7
27
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 9.8
24
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 23
4.3
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 8.6
20

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Antimony (Sb), % 0 to 0.25
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.040
Chromium (Cr), % 0
21.5 to 23.5
Copper (Cu), % 77 to 79
0 to 0.75
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.4
58.4 to 66.9
Lead (Pb), % 6.0 to 7.5
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0.5 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
2.5 to 3.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 1.0
8.5 to 10.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.080 to 0.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.0050
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.080
0 to 0.030
Tin (Sn), % 2.0 to 4.0
0
Zinc (Zn), % 10 to 14
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.7
0