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C84000 Brass vs. AWS E240

C84000 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while AWS E240 belongs to the iron alloys. There are 22 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 C84000 brass and the bottom bar is AWS E240.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
200
Elongation at Break, % 27
17
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 42
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 250
770

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 190
290
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1040
1390
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 940
1350
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 72
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
15

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 30
14
Density, g/cm3 8.6
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.0
3.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 49
42
Embodied Water, L/kg 330
160

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 8.2
28
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 10
24
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 22
3.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 9.0
19

Alloy Composition


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Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Antimony (Sb), % 0 to 0.020
0
Boron (B), % 0 to 0.1
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.060
Chromium (Cr), % 0
17 to 19
Copper (Cu), % 82 to 89
0 to 0.75
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.4
58.6 to 68.4
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.090
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.010
10.5 to 13.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.75
Nickel (Ni), % 0.5 to 2.0
4.0 to 6.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.1 to 0.3
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.0050
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0.1 to 0.65
0 to 0.030
Tin (Sn), % 2.0 to 4.0
0
Zinc (Zn), % 5.0 to 14
0
Zirconium (Zr), % 0 to 0.1
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.7
0