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C84500 Brass vs. AWS E630

C84500 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while AWS E630 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 E630.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 100
190
Elongation at Break, % 28
8.0
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 39
76
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 240
1040

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 180
280
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 980
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 840
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 360
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 72
17
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 19
14

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 16
2.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 17
2.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 28
14
Density, g/cm3 8.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.9
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 47
40
Embodied Water, L/kg 340
140

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 6.6
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 7.7
37
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 9.8
29
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 23
4.5
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 8.6
28

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Antimony (Sb), % 0 to 0.25
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.050
Chromium (Cr), % 0
16 to 16.8
Copper (Cu), % 77 to 79
3.3 to 4.0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.4
71.6 to 75.9
Lead (Pb), % 6.0 to 7.5
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0.25 to 0.75
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.75
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 1.0
4.5 to 5.0
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.15 to 0.3
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.0050
0 to 0.75
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