M30 C36200 Brass vs. M30 C46200 Brass
Both M30 C36200 brass and M30 C46200 brass are copper alloys. Both are furnished in the M30 (as hot extruded) condition. They have a very high 96% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 27 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is M30 C36200 brass and the bottom bar is M30 C46200 brass.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 100 | |
| 100 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 20 | |
| 34 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.31 | |
| 0.31 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 39 | |
| 40 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 230 | |
| 260 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 390 | |
| 390 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 340 | |
| 160 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 170 | |
| 170 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 120 | |
| 120 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 900 | |
| 840 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 890 | |
| 800 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 380 | |
| 380 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 120 | |
| 110 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 21 | |
| 20 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 23 | |
| 24 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.2 | |
| 8.1 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 2.6 | |
| 2.7 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 45 | |
| 46 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 320 | |
| 330 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 74 | |
| 100 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 560 | |
| 120 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 6.9 | |
| 7.2 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 19 | |
| 19 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 13 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 14 | |
| 15 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 37 | |
| 35 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 13 | |
| 13 |
Alloy Composition
| Copper (Cu), % | 60 to 63 | |
| 62 to 65 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 0.15 | |
| 0 to 0.1 |
| Lead (Pb), % | 3.5 to 4.5 | |
| 0 to 0.2 |
| Tin (Sn), % | 0 | |
| 0.5 to 1.0 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 32.4 to 36.5 | |
| 33.3 to 37.5 |
| Residuals, % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.4 |