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C32000 Brass vs. C48200 Brass

Both C32000 brass and C48200 brass are copper alloys. They have 74% of their average alloy composition in common.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C32000 brass and the bottom bar is C48200 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
100
Elongation at Break, % 6.8 to 29
15 to 40
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 41
40
Shear Strength, MPa 180 to 280
260 to 300
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 270 to 470
400 to 500
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 78 to 390
160 to 320

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
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 160
120
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 19
21

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 36
26
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 37
29

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
61 to 140
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 28 to 680
120 to 500
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
14 to 17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 11 to 16
15 to 17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 47
38
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 9.5 to 16
13 to 16

Alloy Composition

Copper (Cu), % 83.5 to 86.5
59 to 62
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.1
Lead (Pb), % 1.5 to 2.2
0.4 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.25
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0.5 to 1.0
Zinc (Zn), % 10.6 to 15
35.5 to 40.1
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.4

Comparable Variants