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C24000 Brass vs. C46200 Brass

Both C24000 brass and C46200 brass are copper alloys. They have 84% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 22 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (10, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C24000 brass and the bottom bar is C46200 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
100
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 42
40
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 310 to 640
370 to 480

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 190
170
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 160
120
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1000
840
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 970
800
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 140
110
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 19
20

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 27
24
Density, g/cm3 8.5
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 43
46
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
330

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 10 to 21
13 to 16
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 12 to 20
14 to 17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 43
35
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 10 to 22
12 to 16

Alloy Composition

Copper (Cu), % 78.5 to 81.5
62 to 65
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.1
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.2
Tin (Sn), % 0
0.5 to 1.0
Zinc (Zn), % 18.2 to 21.5
33.3 to 37.5
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.4

Comparable Variants