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C33500 Brass vs. C46200 Brass

Both C33500 brass and C46200 brass are copper alloys. Their average alloy composition is basically identical. There are 27 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C33500 brass and the bottom bar is C46200 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 100
100
Elongation at Break, % 3.0 to 28
17 to 34
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 40
40
Shear Strength, MPa 220 to 360
240 to 290
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 340 to 650
370 to 480
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 120 to 420
120 to 290

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 170
170
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 120
120
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 930
840
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 900
800
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 120
110
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
20

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 24
24
Density, g/cm3 8.1
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 45
46
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
330

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 8.0 to 160
69 to 100
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 69 to 860
72 to 400
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 12 to 22
13 to 16
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 13 to 21
14 to 17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 37
35
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11 to 22
12 to 16

Alloy Composition

Copper (Cu), % 62 to 65
62 to 65
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.1
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), % 33.8 to 37.8
33.3 to 37.5
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.4

Comparable Variants