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C32000 Brass vs. C84200 Brass

Both C32000 brass and C84200 brass are copper alloys. They have a very high 95% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (1, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C32000 brass and the bottom bar is C84200 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
110
Elongation at Break, % 6.8 to 29
15
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 41
40
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 270 to 470
250
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 78 to 390
120

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 190
180
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
150
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1020
990
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 990
840
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
370
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 160
72
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 19
19

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 36
16
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 37
17

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 28
30
Density, g/cm3 8.7
8.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
3.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 42
51
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
350

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 30 to 59
31
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 28 to 680
72
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.1
6.9
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 8.8 to 15
8.2
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 11 to 16
10
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 47
23
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 9.5 to 16
9.1

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.25
Copper (Cu), % 83.5 to 86.5
78 to 82
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.4
Lead (Pb), % 1.5 to 2.2
2.0 to 3.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.8
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 1.5
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.080
Tin (Sn), % 0
4.0 to 6.0
Zinc (Zn), % 10.6 to 15
10 to 16
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.7