C68400 Brass vs. AWS BVPd-1

C68400 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while AWS BVPd-1 belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals. There are 15 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (16, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C68400 brass and the bottom bar is AWS BVPd-1.

UNS C68400 Silicon-Manganese Brass AWS BVPd-1 (P03657) Vacuum Service Filler Metal

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		110
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		150

Poisson's Ratio		0.31
Poisson's Ratio		0.37

Shear Modulus, GPa		41
Shear Modulus, GPa		56

Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		540
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		240

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		210
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		200

Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		840
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		1240

Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		820
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		1230

Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		310

Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		20
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm³		7.9
Density, g/cm³		11

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		7.5
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		7.7

Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		20
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		16

Strength to Weight: Axial, points		19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points		6.1

Strength to Weight: Bending, points		19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points		7.9

Thermal Shock Resistance, points		18
Thermal Shock Resistance, points		9.8

Alloy Composition

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Aluminum (Al), %		0 to 0.5
Aluminum (Al), %		0

Boron (B), %		0.0010 to 0.030
Boron (B), %		0

Cadmium (Cd), %		0
Cadmium (Cd), %		0 to 0.0010

Carbon (C), %		0
Carbon (C), %		0 to 0.0050

Cobalt (Co), %		0
Cobalt (Co), %		33.9 to 36

Copper (Cu), %		59 to 64
Copper (Cu), %		0

Iron (Fe), %		0 to 1.0
Iron (Fe), %		0

Lead (Pb), %		0 to 0.090
Lead (Pb), %		0 to 0.0020

Manganese (Mn), %		0.2 to 1.5
Manganese (Mn), %		0

Nickel (Ni), %		0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), %		0 to 0.060

Palladium (Pd), %		0
Palladium (Pd), %		64 to 66

Phosphorus (P), %		0.030 to 0.3
Phosphorus (P), %		0 to 0.0020

Silicon (Si), %		1.5 to 2.5
Silicon (Si), %		0

Tin (Sn), %		0 to 0.5
Tin (Sn), %		0

Zinc (Zn), %		28.6 to 39.3
Zinc (Zn), %		0 to 0.0010

Residuals, %		0 to 0.5
Residuals, %		0