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C38000 Brass vs. AWS ENiCrMo-4

C38000 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while AWS ENiCrMo-4 belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 20 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 C38000 brass and the bottom bar is AWS ENiCrMo-4.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 100
220
Elongation at Break, % 17
28
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 39
84
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 380
790

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 170
320
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 800
1590
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 760
1530
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
410
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 22
70
Density, g/cm3 8.0
9.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
13
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 46
170
Embodied Water, L/kg 330
280

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.1
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
22
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 13
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 14
21
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13
22

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.5
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.020
Chromium (Cr), % 0
14.5 to 16.5
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 2.5
Copper (Cu), % 55 to 60
0 to 0.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.35
4.0 to 7.0
Lead (Pb), % 1.5 to 2.5
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
15 to 17
Nickel (Ni), % 0
49.9 to 63.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.2
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.3
0
Tungsten (W), % 0
3.0 to 4.5
Vanadium (V), % 0
0 to 0.35
Zinc (Zn), % 35.9 to 43.5
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5