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C32000 Brass vs. C27000 Brass

Both C32000 brass and C27000 brass are copper alloys. They have 79% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C32000 brass and the bottom bar is C27000 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
110
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 41
40
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 270 to 470
370 to 650

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 190
180
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
130
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1020
930
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 990
900
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 160
120
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 19
20

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 36
27
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 37
30

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 28
24
Density, g/cm3 8.7
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 42
45
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
320

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.1
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 8.8 to 15
13 to 22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 11 to 16
14 to 21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 47
37
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 9.5 to 16
12 to 22

Alloy Composition

Copper (Cu), % 83.5 to 86.5
63 to 68.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.1
Lead (Pb), % 1.5 to 2.2
0 to 0.070
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.25
0
Zinc (Zn), % 10.6 to 15
31 to 37
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.3

Comparable Variants