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C33200 Brass vs. C38000 Brass

Both C33200 brass and C38000 brass are copper alloys. They have a moderately high 91% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 27 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 C33200 brass and the bottom bar is C38000 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 100
100
Elongation at Break, % 7.0 to 60
17
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 40
39
Shear Strength, MPa 240 to 300
230
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 320 to 520
380
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 110 to 450
120

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 170
170
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 130
110
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 930
800
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 900
760
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 120
110
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
21

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 24
22
Density, g/cm3 8.2
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 44
46
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
330

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 35 to 150
50
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 60 to 960
74
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.1
7.1
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 11 to 17
13
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 13 to 17
14
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 37
37
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11 to 17
13

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.5
Copper (Cu), % 65 to 68
55 to 60
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.070
0 to 0.35
Lead (Pb), % 1.5 to 2.5
1.5 to 2.5
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.3
Zinc (Zn), % 29 to 33.5
35.9 to 43.5
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5