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C24000 Brass vs. C83300 Brass

Both C24000 brass and C83300 brass are copper alloys. They have 84% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C24000 brass and the bottom bar is C83300 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
110
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 42
42
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 310 to 640
220

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 190
200
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 160
180
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1000
1060
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 970
1030
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 140
160
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 19
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 32
32
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 34
33

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 27
30
Density, g/cm3 8.5
8.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 43
44
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
320

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
7.0
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 10 to 21
6.9
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 12 to 20
9.2
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 43
48
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 10 to 22
7.9

Alloy Composition

Copper (Cu), % 78.5 to 81.5
92 to 94
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.050
0
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.050
1.0 to 2.0
Tin (Sn), % 0
1.0 to 2.0
Zinc (Zn), % 18.2 to 21.5
2.0 to 6.0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.7