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C87900 Brass vs. ASTM F15 Fe-Ni-Co

C87900 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while ASTM F15 Fe-Ni-Co belongs to the iron alloys. There are 23 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C87900 brass and the bottom bar is ASTM F15 Fe-Ni-Co.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.3
Shear Modulus, GPa 41
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 480
520 to 880

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 190
270
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 930
1410
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 900
1450
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
460
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 120
17
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
6.0

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 15
3.7
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 17
4.0

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 24
49
Density, g/cm3 8.1
8.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
5.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 46
71
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
190

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.3
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 20
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17
17 to 29
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17
17 to 24
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 37
4.5
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16
32 to 55

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.1
Antimony (Sb), % 0 to 0.050
0
Arsenic (As), % 0 to 0.050
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.040
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0 to 0.2
Cobalt (Co), % 0
16 to 18
Copper (Cu), % 63 to 69.2
0 to 0.2
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.4
50.3 to 56
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.25
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0 to 0.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.2
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.5
28 to 30
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.010
0
Silicon (Si), % 0.8 to 1.2
0 to 0.2
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.050
0
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.25
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.1
Zinc (Zn), % 30 to 36
0
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
0 to 0.1