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C35600 Brass vs. C84200 Brass

Both C35600 brass and C84200 brass are copper alloys. They have 77% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C35600 brass and the bottom bar is C84200 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 100
110
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 39
40
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 340 to 650
250

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 170
180
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 120
150
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 900
990
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 890
840
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
370
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 120
72
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
19

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 26
16
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 29
17

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 23
30
Density, g/cm3 8.1
8.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
3.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 45
51
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
350

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.0
6.9
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 11 to 22
8.2
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 13 to 21
10
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 38
23
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11 to 22
9.1

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.25
Copper (Cu), % 60 to 63
78 to 82
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.4
Lead (Pb), % 2.0 to 3.0
2.0 to 3.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.8
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 1.5
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.080
Tin (Sn), % 0
4.0 to 6.0
Zinc (Zn), % 33.4 to 38
10 to 16
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.7