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C33000 Brass vs. C47000 Brass

Both C33000 brass and C47000 brass are copper alloys. They have a moderately high 92% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 26 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C33000 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, % 7.0 to 60
36
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.3
Shear Modulus, GPa 40
40
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 320 to 520
380
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 110 to 450
150

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
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 120
120
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
21

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
110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 60 to 950
100
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 11 to 18
13
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 13 to 18
15
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 37
38
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11 to 17
13

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.010
Copper (Cu), % 65 to 68
57 to 61
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.070
0
Lead (Pb), % 0.25 to 0.7
0 to 0.050
Tin (Sn), % 0
0.25 to 1.0
Zinc (Zn), % 30.8 to 34.8
37.5 to 42.8
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.4