CC763S Brass vs. Zamak 3
CC763S brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while Zamak 3 belongs to the zinc alloys. They have a modest 32% of their average alloy composition in common, which, by itself, doesn't mean much. There are 27 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (9, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is CC763S brass and the bottom bar is Zamak 3.
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Mechanical Properties
| Brinell Hardness | 130 | |
| 83 |
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 110 | |
| 86 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 7.3 | |
| 11 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.31 | |
| 0.25 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 41 | |
| 33 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 490 | |
| 280 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 270 | |
| 210 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 190 | |
| 120 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 140 | |
| 95 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 870 | |
| 390 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 830 | |
| 380 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 400 | |
| 410 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 20 | |
| 27 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 29 | |
| 27 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 32 | |
| 38 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 24 | |
| 11 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.0 | |
| 6.4 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 2.9 | |
| 3.0 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 49 | |
| 57 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 330 | |
| 380 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 30 | |
| 28 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 340 | |
| 260 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 7.5 | |
| 7.5 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 20 | |
| 23 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 17 | |
| 12 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 17 | |
| 15 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 16 | |
| 8.6 |
Alloy Composition
| Aluminum (Al), % | 1.0 to 2.5 | |
| 3.5 to 4.3 |
| Antimony (Sb), % | 0 to 0.080 | |
| 0 |
| Cadmium (Cd), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.0050 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 56.5 to 67 | |
| 0 to 0.25 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0.5 to 2.0 | |
| 0 to 0.1 |
| Lead (Pb), % | 0 to 1.5 | |
| 0 to 0.0050 |
| Magnesium (Mg), % | 0 | |
| 0.020 to 0.060 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 1.0 to 3.5 | |
| 0 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0 to 2.5 | |
| 0 to 0.020 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 1.0 | |
| 0 to 0.030 |
| Tin (Sn), % | 0 to 1.0 | |
| 0 to 0.0030 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 18.9 to 41 | |
| 95.3 to 96.5 |