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C87800 Brass vs. AWS E320LR

C87800 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while AWS E320LR belongs to the iron alloys. There are 20 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (10, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C87800 brass and the bottom bar is AWS E320LR.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
200
Elongation at Break, % 25
34
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 42
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 590
580

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
300
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 920
1410
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 820
1360
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 410
460
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
14

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 27
36
Density, g/cm3 8.3
8.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
6.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 44
87
Embodied Water, L/kg 300
220

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.4
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 20
20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
19
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 21
15

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.15
0
Antimony (Sb), % 0 to 0.050
0
Arsenic (As), % 0 to 0.050
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0
19 to 21
Copper (Cu), % 80 to 84.2
3.0 to 4.0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.15
32.7 to 42.5
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.15
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0 to 0.010
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.15
1.5 to 2.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
2.0 to 3.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.2
32 to 36
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0 to 0.4
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 3.8 to 4.2
0 to 0.3
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.015
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.25
0
Zinc (Zn), % 12 to 16
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0