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C34500 Brass vs. Type 1 Magnetic Alloy

C34500 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while Type 1 magnetic alloy belongs to the iron alloys. There are 25 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 C34500 brass and the bottom bar is Type 1 magnetic alloy.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 100
190
Elongation at Break, % 12 to 28
4.0 to 38
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.3
Shear Modulus, GPa 40
72
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 340 to 430
500 to 830
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 120 to 180
220 to 790

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 170
270
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 910
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 890
1370
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
460
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 26
3.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 29
3.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 24
31
Density, g/cm3 8.2
8.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
5.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 45
77
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
130

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 42 to 75
33 to 150
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 69 to 160
130 to 1690
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.1
12
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 12 to 15
17 to 28
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 13 to 16
17 to 24
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11 to 14
16 to 26

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.050
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0 to 0.3
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 0.5
Copper (Cu), % 62 to 65
0 to 0.3
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.15
50.7 to 56.5
Lead (Pb), % 1.5 to 2.5
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 0.8
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.3
Nickel (Ni), % 0
43.5 to 46.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.010
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Zinc (Zn), % 32 to 36.5
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.4
0