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C21000 Brass vs. C46200 Brass

Both C21000 brass and C46200 brass are copper alloys. They have 68% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 27 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C21000 brass and the bottom bar is C46200 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
100
Elongation at Break, % 2.9 to 50
17 to 34
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
40
Shear Strength, MPa 180 to 280
240 to 290
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 240 to 450
370 to 480
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 69 to 440
120 to 290

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 200
170
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 190
120
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1070
840
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1050
800
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 230
110
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
20

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 30
24
Density, g/cm3 8.8
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 42
46
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
330

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 13 to 100
69 to 100
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 21 to 830
72 to 400
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 7.4 to 14
13 to 16
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 9.6 to 15
14 to 17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 69
35
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 8.1 to 15
12 to 16

Alloy Composition

Copper (Cu), % 94 to 96
62 to 65
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.1
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.2
Tin (Sn), % 0
0.5 to 1.0
Zinc (Zn), % 3.7 to 6.0
33.3 to 37.5
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.4

Comparable Variants