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C32000 Brass vs. C47000 Brass

Both C32000 brass and C47000 brass are copper alloys. They have 72% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 26 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C32000 brass and the bottom bar is C47000 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
100
Elongation at Break, % 6.8 to 29
36
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.3
Shear Modulus, GPa 41
40
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 270 to 470
380
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 78 to 390
150

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 190
170
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
120
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1020
900
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 990
890
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 160
120
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 19
21

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 28
23
Density, g/cm3 8.7
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 42
47
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
330

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 30 to 59
110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 28 to 680
100
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.1
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 8.8 to 15
13
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 11 to 16
15
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 47
38
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 9.5 to 16
13

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.010
Copper (Cu), % 83.5 to 86.5
57 to 61
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.1
0
Lead (Pb), % 1.5 to 2.2
0 to 0.050
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.25
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0.25 to 1.0
Zinc (Zn), % 10.6 to 15
37.5 to 42.8
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.4