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C33500 Brass vs. C87800 Brass

Both C33500 brass and C87800 brass are copper alloys. They have 78% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C33500 brass and the bottom bar is C87800 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 100
110
Elongation at Break, % 3.0 to 28
25
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.33
Rockwell B Hardness 53 to 91
86
Shear Modulus, GPa 40
42
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 340 to 650
590
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 120 to 420
350

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 170
260
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 120
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 930
920
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 900
820
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
410
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 120
28
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 26
6.7
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 29
7.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 24
27
Density, g/cm3 8.1
8.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 45
44
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
300

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 8.0 to 160
130
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 69 to 860
540
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
7.4
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 12 to 22
20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 13 to 21
19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 37
8.3
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11 to 22
21

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.15
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.050
Arsenic (As), % 0
0 to 0.050
Copper (Cu), % 62 to 65
80 to 84.2
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.15
Lead (Pb), % 0.25 to 0.7
0 to 0.15
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0 to 0.010
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 0.15
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.010
Silicon (Si), % 0
3.8 to 4.2
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.050
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.25
Zinc (Zn), % 33.8 to 37.8
12 to 16
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5