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C27000 Brass vs. C84800 Brass

Both C27000 brass and C84800 brass are copper alloys. They have 81% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C27000 brass and the bottom bar is C84800 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
100
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 40
39
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 370 to 650
230

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 180
180
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 130
150
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 930
950
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 900
830
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
370
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 120
72
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
19

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 27
16
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 30
17

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 24
27
Density, g/cm3 8.1
8.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 45
46
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
340

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
6.6
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 13 to 22
7.3
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 14 to 21
9.6
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 37
23
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12 to 22
8.2

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.25
Copper (Cu), % 63 to 68.5
75 to 77
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.4
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.070
5.5 to 7.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 1.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 1.5
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.080
Tin (Sn), % 0
2.0 to 3.0
Zinc (Zn), % 31 to 37
13 to 17
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.7