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C32000 Brass vs. C44300 Brass

Both C32000 brass and C44300 brass are copper alloys. They have 85% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 26 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C32000 brass and the bottom bar is C44300 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
110
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 41
41
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 270 to 470
350
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 78 to 390
120

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 190
180
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
140
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1020
940
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 990
900
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 160
110
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 19
20

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 36
25
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 37
27

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 28
26
Density, g/cm3 8.7
8.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 42
46
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
330

Common Calculations

Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 28 to 680
65
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
12
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 11 to 16
13
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 47
35
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 9.5 to 16
12

Alloy Composition

Arsenic (As), % 0
0.020 to 0.060
Copper (Cu), % 83.5 to 86.5
70 to 73
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.060
Lead (Pb), % 1.5 to 2.2
0 to 0.070
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.25
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0.9 to 1.2
Zinc (Zn), % 10.6 to 15
25.2 to 29.1
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.4