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AWS BVAg-18 vs. C43500 Brass

AWS BVAg-18 belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while C43500 brass belongs to the copper alloys. They have a modest 31% of their average alloy composition in common, which, by itself, doesn't mean much. 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 AWS BVAg-18 and the bottom bar is C43500 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 82
110
Poisson's Ratio 0.36
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 30
42
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 180
320 to 530

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 140
190
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 720
1000
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 600
970
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 280
380
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 19
19

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 9.7
8.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 59
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 930
45

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 4.7
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 15
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 5.1
10 to 17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 7.3
12 to 17
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 8.1
11 to 18

Alloy Composition


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Cadmium (Cd), % 0 to 0.0010
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Copper (Cu), % 28.5 to 31.5
79 to 83
Iron (Fe), % 0
0 to 0.050
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.0020
0 to 0.090
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.0020
0
Silver (Ag), % 59 to 61
0
Tin (Sn), % 9.5 to 10.5
0.6 to 1.2
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.0010
15.4 to 20.4
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.3