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H04 C47940 Brass vs. H04 C48200 Brass

Both H04 C47940 brass and H04 C48200 brass are copper alloys. Both are furnished in the H04 (full hard) temper. They have a moderately high 94% 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 H04 C47940 brass and the bottom bar is H04 C48200 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 100
100
Elongation at Break, % 14
15
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 40
40
Shear Strength, MPa 310
300
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 520
500
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 390
320

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 170
170
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 130
120
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 850
900
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 800
890
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 110
120
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
21

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 25
23
Density, g/cm3 8.2
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 47
47
Embodied Water, L/kg 330
330

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 68
64
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 740
500
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.1
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17
17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17
17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 36
38
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17
16

Alloy Composition

Copper (Cu), % 63 to 66
59 to 62
Iron (Fe), % 0.1 to 1.0
0 to 0.1
Lead (Pb), % 1.0 to 2.0
0.4 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0.1 to 0.5
0
Tin (Sn), % 1.2 to 2.0
0.5 to 1.0
Zinc (Zn), % 28.1 to 34.6
35.5 to 40.1
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.4