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AWS BVPd-1 vs. C85900 Brass

AWS BVPd-1 belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while C85900 brass belongs to the copper alloys. There are 15 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (15, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is AWS BVPd-1 and the bottom bar is C85900 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 150
100
Poisson's Ratio 0.37
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 56
40
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 240
460

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 200
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1240
830
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1230
790
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 310
390
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
20

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 11
8.0

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.7
7.3
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 16
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 6.1
16
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 7.9
17
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 9.8
16

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0.1 to 0.6
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.2
Boron (B), % 0
0 to 0.2
Cadmium (Cd), % 0 to 0.0010
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Cobalt (Co), % 33.9 to 36
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
58 to 62
Iron (Fe), % 0
0 to 0.5
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.0020
0 to 0.090
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 0.010
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.060
0 to 1.5
Palladium (Pd), % 64 to 66
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.0020
0 to 0.010
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.25
Sulfur (S), % 0
0.1 to 0.65
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 1.5
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.0010
31 to 41
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
0 to 0.2
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.7