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C36000 Brass vs. C83600 Ounce Metal

Both C36000 brass and C83600 ounce metal are copper alloys. They have 70% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (1, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C36000 brass and the bottom bar is C83600 ounce metal.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 100
110
Elongation at Break, % 5.8 to 23
21
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 39
39
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 330 to 530
250
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 140 to 260
120

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 170
190
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 120
160
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 900
1010
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 890
850
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
370
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 120
72
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 26
15
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 29
15

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 23
31
Density, g/cm3 8.2
8.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
3.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 45
50
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
350

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 25 to 62
43
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 89 to 340
70
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.0
6.7
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 11 to 18
7.9
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 13 to 18
10
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 37
22
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11 to 18
9.3

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.25
Copper (Cu), % 60 to 63
84 to 86
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.35
0 to 0.3
Lead (Pb), % 2.5 to 3.7
4.0 to 6.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 1.0
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), % 32.5 to 37.5
4.0 to 6.0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.7