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C87800 Brass vs. AWS ER80S-Ni1

C87800 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while AWS ER80S-Ni1 belongs to the iron alloys. There are 27 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C87800 brass and the bottom bar is AWS ER80S-Ni1.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
190
Elongation at Break, % 25
27
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 42
72
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 590
630
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 350
530

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
260
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 920
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 820
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 410
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 28
41
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 6.7
7.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 7.3
8.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 27
2.7
Density, g/cm3 8.3
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
1.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 44
21
Embodied Water, L/kg 300
49

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 130
160
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 540
740
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.4
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 20
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 8.3
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 21
19

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 0.12
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0 to 0.15
Copper (Cu), % 80 to 84.2
0 to 0.35
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.15
95.3 to 98.8
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.15
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0 to 0.010
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 1.3
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.35
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.2
0.8 to 1.1
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 3.8 to 4.2
0.4 to 0.8
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.025
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.25
0
Vanadium (V), % 0
0 to 0.050
Zinc (Zn), % 12 to 16
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5