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C87500 Brass vs. AWS ER120S-1

C87500 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while AWS ER120S-1 belongs to the iron alloys. There are 27 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (1, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C87500 brass and the bottom bar is AWS ER120S-1.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
190
Elongation at Break, % 18
17
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 42
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 460
930
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 190
830

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
260
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 920
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 820
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 410
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 28
46
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 6.7
7.8
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 7.3
9.0

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 27
4.2
Density, g/cm3 8.3
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
1.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 44
25
Embodied Water, L/kg 300
56

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 67
150
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 160
1850
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.4
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 16
33
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16
27
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 8.3
13
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17
27

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.1
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0 to 0.6
Copper (Cu), % 79 to 85
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 0
92.4 to 96.1
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.5
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
1.4 to 1.8
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.3 to 0.65
Nickel (Ni), % 0
2.0 to 2.8
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.010
Silicon (Si), % 3.0 to 5.0
0.25 to 0.6
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.010
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.1
Vanadium (V), % 0
0 to 0.030
Zinc (Zn), % 12 to 16
0
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
0 to 0.1
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5