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C33000 Brass vs. C46400 Brass

Both C33000 brass and C46400 brass are copper alloys. They have a moderately high 94% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 29 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 C33000 brass and the bottom bar is C46400 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
100
Elongation at Break, % 7.0 to 60
17 to 40
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 40
40
Shear Strength, MPa 240 to 300
270 to 310
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 320 to 520
400 to 500
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 110 to 450
160 to 320

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 180
170
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 130
120
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 940
900
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 900
890
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 120
120
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
21

Electrical Properties

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

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 24
23
Density, g/cm3 8.2
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 45
47
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
330

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 35 to 150
76 to 140
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 60 to 950
120 to 500
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 11 to 18
14 to 17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 13 to 18
15 to 17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 37
38
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11 to 17
13 to 16

Alloy Composition

Copper (Cu), % 65 to 68
59 to 62
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.070
0 to 0.1
Lead (Pb), % 0.25 to 0.7
0 to 0.2
Tin (Sn), % 0
0.5 to 1.0
Zinc (Zn), % 30.8 to 34.8
36.3 to 40.5
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.4

Comparable Variants