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C87900 Brass vs. AWS BNi-5

C87900 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while AWS BNi-5 belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 19 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (11, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C87900 brass and the bottom bar is AWS BNi-5.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 41
72
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 480
470

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 190
470
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 930
1140
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 900
1080
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
510
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 24
55
Density, g/cm3 8.1
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
8.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 46
130
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
260

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.3
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 20
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17
17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17
17
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16
15

Alloy Composition


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Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.050
Antimony (Sb), % 0 to 0.050
0
Arsenic (As), % 0 to 0.050
0
Boron (B), % 0
0 to 0.030
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.060
Chromium (Cr), % 0
18.5 to 19.5
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 0.1
Copper (Cu), % 63 to 69.2
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.4
0
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.25
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.15
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.5
69.1 to 71.8
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.020
Selenium (Se), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Silicon (Si), % 0.8 to 1.2
9.8 to 10.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.020
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.25
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.050
Zinc (Zn), % 30 to 36
0
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
0 to 0.050
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5