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C34200 Brass vs. C44400 Brass

Both C34200 brass and C44400 brass are copper alloys. They have a moderately high 91% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 26 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C34200 brass and the bottom bar is C44400 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 100
110
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 40
41
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 370 to 650
350
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 150 to 420
120

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 170
180
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 120
140
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 910
940
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 890
900
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 120
110
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
20

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 26
25
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 29
27

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 24
26
Density, g/cm3 8.2
8.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 45
46
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
330

Common Calculations

Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 110 to 870
65
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.1
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 13 to 22
12
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 14 to 20
13
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 37
35
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12 to 22
12

Alloy Composition

Antimony (Sb), % 0
0.020 to 0.1
Copper (Cu), % 62 to 65
70 to 73
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.060
Lead (Pb), % 1.5 to 2.5
0 to 0.070
Tin (Sn), % 0
0.9 to 1.2
Zinc (Zn), % 32 to 36.5
25.2 to 29.1
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.4