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C87800 Brass vs. AWS E630

C87800 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while AWS E630 belongs to the iron alloys. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C87800 brass and the bottom bar is AWS E630.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
190
Elongation at Break, % 25
8.0
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 42
76
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 590
1040

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
280
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 920
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 820
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 410
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 28
17
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
14

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 6.7
2.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 7.3
2.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 27
14
Density, g/cm3 8.3
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 44
40
Embodied Water, L/kg 300
140

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.4
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 20
37
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
29
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 8.3
4.5
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 21
28

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 0.050
Chromium (Cr), % 0
16 to 16.8
Copper (Cu), % 80 to 84.2
3.3 to 4.0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.15
71.6 to 75.9
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.15
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0 to 0.010
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.15
0.25 to 0.75
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.75
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.2
4.5 to 5.0
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.15 to 0.3
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 3.8 to 4.2
0 to 0.75
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.030
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.25
0
Zinc (Zn), % 12 to 16
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0