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C84800 Brass vs. AWS E383

C84800 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while AWS E383 belongs to the iron alloys. There are 22 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C84800 brass and the bottom bar is AWS E383.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 100
210
Elongation at Break, % 18
34
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 39
80
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 230
580

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 180
320
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 950
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 830
1370
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 370
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 72
12
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 19
14

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 27
37
Density, g/cm3 8.6
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
6.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 46
89
Embodied Water, L/kg 340
240

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 6.6
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 7.3
20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 9.6
19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 23
3.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 8.2
15

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
26.5 to 29
Copper (Cu), % 75 to 77
0.6 to 1.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.4
28.8 to 39.2
Lead (Pb), % 5.5 to 7.0
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0.5 to 2.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
3.2 to 4.2
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 1.0
30 to 33
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.0050
0 to 0.9
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.080
0 to 0.020
Tin (Sn), % 2.0 to 3.0
0
Zinc (Zn), % 13 to 17
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.7
0