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C87900 Brass vs. AWS BNi-6

C87900 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while AWS BNi-6 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-6.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
160
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 41
62
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 480
450

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 190
260
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 930
880
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 900
880
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
480
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
9.8

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 24
55
Density, g/cm3 8.1
8.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
9.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 46
130
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
210

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.3
11
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 20
22
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17
15
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17
16
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16
20

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
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.060
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
87.2 to 90
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.010
10 to 12
Selenium (Se), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Silicon (Si), % 0.8 to 1.2
0
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