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C84500 Brass vs. AWS E312

C84500 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while AWS E312 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 C84500 brass and the bottom bar is AWS E312.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 100
200
Elongation at Break, % 28
25
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 39
80
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 240
740

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 180
310
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 980
1410
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 840
1360
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 360
480
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 19
15

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 28
20
Density, g/cm3 8.7
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.9
3.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 47
52
Embodied Water, L/kg 340
200

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 6.6
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 7.7
27
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 9.8
24
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 8.6
18

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Antimony (Sb), % 0 to 0.25
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 0
28 to 32
Copper (Cu), % 77 to 79
0 to 0.75
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.4
52.3 to 63.5
Lead (Pb), % 6.0 to 7.5
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0.5 to 2.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.75
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 1.0
8.0 to 10.5
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