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H04 C41300 Brass vs. H04 C42600 Brass

Both H04 C41300 brass and H04 C42600 brass are copper alloys. Both are furnished in the H04 (full hard) temper. They have a very high 97% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is H04 C41300 brass and the bottom bar is H04 C42600 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
110
Elongation at Break, % 5.0
6.7
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 42
42
Shear Strength, MPa 320
370
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 530
630
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 510
590

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 200
200
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 180
180
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1040
1030
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1010
1010
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 130
110
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 30
25
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 31
26

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 29
31
Density, g/cm3 8.7
8.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
2.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 44
48
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
340

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 26
42
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 1150
1540
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
7.1
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17
20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17
19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 40
33
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19
22

Alloy Composition

Copper (Cu), % 89 to 93
87 to 90
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.050
0.050 to 0.2
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.050
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0.050 to 0.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0.020 to 0.050
Tin (Sn), % 0.7 to 1.3
2.5 to 4.0
Zinc (Zn), % 5.1 to 10.3
5.3 to 10.4
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.2