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C32000 Brass vs. C83400 Brass

Both C32000 brass and C83400 brass are copper alloys. They have a very high 96% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C32000 brass and the bottom bar is C83400 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
110
Elongation at Break, % 6.8 to 29
30
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 41
42
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 270 to 470
240
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 78 to 390
69

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 190
200
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
180
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1020
1040
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 990
1020
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 160
190
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 19
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 36
44
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 37
46

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 28
29
Density, g/cm3 8.7
8.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 42
43
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
320

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 30 to 59
55
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 28 to 680
21
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
7.7
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 11 to 16
9.9
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 47
57
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 9.5 to 16
8.4

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.25
Copper (Cu), % 83.5 to 86.5
88 to 92
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.25
Lead (Pb), % 1.5 to 2.2
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 1.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.080
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.2
Zinc (Zn), % 10.6 to 15
8.0 to 12
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.7