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C23000 Brass vs. C43000 Brass

Both C23000 brass and C43000 brass are copper alloys. They have a very high 97% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 31 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (1, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C23000 brass and the bottom bar is C43000 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
110
Elongation at Break, % 2.9 to 47
3.0 to 55
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Rockwell B Hardness 48 to 87
30 to 100
Rockwell Superficial 30T Hardness 51 to 77
57 to 86
Shear Modulus, GPa 42
42
Shear Strength, MPa 220 to 340
230 to 410
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 280 to 590
320 to 710
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 83 to 480
130 to 550

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 190
190
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1030
1030
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 990
1000
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 160
120
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 19
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 37
27
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 39
28

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 28
29
Density, g/cm3 8.6
8.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 43
46
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
330

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 6.2 to 260
20 to 150
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 31 to 1040
82 to 1350
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
7.1
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 8.9 to 19
10 to 23
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 11 to 18
12 to 20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 48
36
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 9.4 to 20
11 to 25

Alloy Composition

Copper (Cu), % 84 to 86
84 to 87
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.050
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.1
Tin (Sn), % 0
1.7 to 2.7
Zinc (Zn), % 13.7 to 16
9.7 to 14.3
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5

Comparable Variants