C33200 Brass vs. C46500 Brass
Both C33200 brass and C46500 brass are copper alloys. They have a moderately high 92% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 30 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 C33200 brass and the bottom bar is C46500 brass.
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Mechanical Properties
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 100 | |
100 |
Elongation at Break, % | 7.0 to 60 | |
18 to 50 |
Poisson's Ratio | 0.31 | |
0.31 |
Rockwell Superficial 30T Hardness | 26 to 69 | |
55 to 68 |
Shear Modulus, GPa | 40 | |
40 |
Shear Strength, MPa | 240 to 300 | |
280 to 380 |
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 320 to 520 | |
380 to 610 |
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 110 to 450 | |
190 to 490 |
Thermal Properties
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 170 | |
170 |
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 130 | |
120 |
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 930 | |
900 |
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 900 | |
890 |
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 380 | |
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 | 28 | |
29 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Base Metal Price, % relative | 24 | |
23 |
Density, g/cm3 | 8.2 | |
8.0 |
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 2.6 | |
2.7 |
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 44 | |
47 |
Embodied Water, L/kg | 320 | |
330 |
Common Calculations
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 35 to 150 | |
99 to 160 |
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 60 to 960 | |
170 to 1170 |
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 7.1 | |
7.2 |
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 19 | |
20 |
Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 11 to 17 | |
13 to 21 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 13 to 17 | |
15 to 20 |
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 37 | |
38 |
Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 11 to 17 | |
13 to 20 |
Alloy Composition
Arsenic (As), % | 0 | |
0.020 to 0.060 |
Copper (Cu), % | 65 to 68 | |
59 to 62 |
Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 0.070 | |
0 to 0.1 |
Lead (Pb), % | 1.5 to 2.5 | |
0 to 0.2 |
Tin (Sn), % | 0 | |
0.5 to 1.0 |
Zinc (Zn), % | 29 to 33.5 | |
36.2 to 40.5 |
Residuals, % | 0 | |
0 to 0.4 |