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C84500 Brass vs. AWS E33-31

C84500 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 C84500 brass and the bottom bar is AWS E33-31.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 100
210
Elongation at Break, % 28
29
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 39
81
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 240
810

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 180
320
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 980
1380
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 840
1330
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 360
480
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 19
14

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 28
36
Density, g/cm3 8.7
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.9
6.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 47
86
Embodied Water, L/kg 340
260

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 6.6
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 7.7
28
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 9.8
24
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 8.6
19

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Antimony (Sb), % 0 to 0.25
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0
31 to 35
Copper (Cu), % 77 to 79
0.4 to 0.8
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.4
24.7 to 34.8
Lead (Pb), % 6.0 to 7.5
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
2.5 to 4.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
1.0 to 2.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 1.0
30 to 32
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.3 to 0.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.0050
0 to 0.9
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.080
0 to 0.010
Tin (Sn), % 2.0 to 4.0
0
Zinc (Zn), % 10 to 14
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.7
0