C85800 Brass vs. AWS BAg-33

C85800 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while AWS BAg-33 belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals. They have 58% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 17 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (13, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C85800 brass and the bottom bar is AWS BAg-33.

UNS C85800 Leaded Yellow Brass AWS BAg-33 (P07252) Filler Metal

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		100
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		85

Poisson's Ratio		0.31
Poisson's Ratio		0.32

Shear Modulus, GPa		40
Shear Modulus, GPa		32

Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		380
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		170

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		170
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		130

Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		900
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		680

Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		870
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		610

Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		320

Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		20
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		23

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm³		8.0
Density, g/cm³		8.6

Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		2.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		25

Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		47
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		400

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		5.5

Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		20
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		17

Strength to Weight: Axial, points		13
Strength to Weight: Axial, points		5.5

Strength to Weight: Bending, points		15
Strength to Weight: Bending, points		7.9

Thermal Shock Resistance, points		13
Thermal Shock Resistance, points		6.3

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), %		0 to 0.55
Aluminum (Al), %		0

Antimony (Sb), %		0 to 0.050
Antimony (Sb), %		0

Arsenic (As), %		0 to 0.050
Arsenic (As), %		0

Cadmium (Cd), %		0
Cadmium (Cd), %		16.5 to 18.5

Copper (Cu), %		57 to 69
Copper (Cu), %		29 to 31

Iron (Fe), %		0 to 0.5
Iron (Fe), %		0

Lead (Pb), %		0 to 1.5
Lead (Pb), %		0

Manganese (Mn), %		0 to 0.25
Manganese (Mn), %		0

Nickel (Ni), %		0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), %		0

Phosphorus (P), %		0 to 0.010
Phosphorus (P), %		0

Silicon (Si), %		0 to 0.25
Silicon (Si), %		0

Silver (Ag), %		0
Silver (Ag), %		24 to 26

Sulfur (S), %		0 to 0.050
Sulfur (S), %		0

Tin (Sn), %		0 to 1.5
Tin (Sn), %		0

Zinc (Zn), %		31 to 41
Zinc (Zn), %		26.5 to 28.5

Residuals, %		0
Residuals, %		0 to 0.15