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C32000 Brass vs. C43500 Brass

Both C32000 brass and C43500 brass are copper alloys. They have a moderately high 94% of their average alloy composition in common.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C32000 brass and the bottom bar is C43500 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
110
Elongation at Break, % 6.8 to 29
8.5 to 46
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 41
42
Shear Strength, MPa 180 to 280
220 to 310
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 270 to 470
320 to 530
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 78 to 390
120 to 480

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 190
190
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
160
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1020
1000
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 990
970
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 160
120
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 19
19

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 36
28
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 37
30

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 28
28
Density, g/cm3 8.7
8.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 42
45
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
320

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 30 to 59
44 to 120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 28 to 680
65 to 1040
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
10 to 17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 11 to 16
12 to 17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 47
37
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 9.5 to 16
11 to 18

Alloy Composition

Copper (Cu), % 83.5 to 86.5
79 to 83
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.050
Lead (Pb), % 1.5 to 2.2
0 to 0.090
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.25
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0.6 to 1.2
Zinc (Zn), % 10.6 to 15
15.4 to 20.4
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.3

Comparable Variants