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C42500 Brass vs. AWS ERNiCrMo-2

C42500 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while AWS ERNiCrMo-2 belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 23 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C42500 brass and the bottom bar is AWS ERNiCrMo-2.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
210
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 42
81
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 310 to 630
750

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 200
320
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1030
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1010
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
450
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 120
11
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 28
1.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 29
1.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 30
55
Density, g/cm3 8.7
8.4
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
9.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 46
120
Embodied Water, L/kg 330
270

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.1
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 9.9 to 20
25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 12 to 19
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 36
2.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11 to 22
20

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0
0.050 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 0
20.5 to 23
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0.5 to 2.5
Copper (Cu), % 87 to 90
0 to 0.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.050
17 to 20
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.050
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
8.0 to 10
Nickel (Ni), % 0
40.3 to 53.8
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.35
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Tin (Sn), % 1.5 to 3.0
0
Tungsten (W), % 0
0.2 to 1.0
Zinc (Zn), % 6.1 to 11.5
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5