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C32000 Brass vs. Type 1 Magnetic Alloy

C32000 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while Type 1 magnetic alloy belongs to the iron alloys. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C32000 brass and the bottom bar is Type 1 magnetic alloy.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
190
Elongation at Break, % 6.8 to 29
4.0 to 38
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.3
Shear Modulus, GPa 41
72
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 270 to 470
500 to 830
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 78 to 390
220 to 790

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 190
270
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1020
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 990
1370
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
460
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 19
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 36
3.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 37
3.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 28
31
Density, g/cm3 8.7
8.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
5.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 42
77
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
130

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 30 to 59
33 to 150
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 28 to 680
130 to 1690
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.1
12
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 8.8 to 15
17 to 28
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 11 to 16
17 to 24
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 9.5 to 16
16 to 26

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.050
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0 to 0.3
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 0.5
Copper (Cu), % 83.5 to 86.5
0 to 0.3
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.1
50.7 to 56.5
Lead (Pb), % 1.5 to 2.2
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 0.8
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.3
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.25
43.5 to 46.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.010
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Zinc (Zn), % 10.6 to 15
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.4
0