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C37100 Brass vs. C44300 Brass

Both C37100 brass and C44300 brass are copper alloys. They have 87% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 26 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C37100 brass and the bottom bar is C44300 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 520
350
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 150 to 390
120

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 170
180
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 120
140
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 900
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 27
25
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 30
27

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 23
26
Density, g/cm3 8.0
8.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
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 750
65
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 20
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 13 to 18
12
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 14 to 18
13
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 39
35
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12 to 17
12

Alloy Composition

Arsenic (As), % 0
0.020 to 0.060
Copper (Cu), % 58 to 62
70 to 73
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.060
Lead (Pb), % 0.6 to 1.2
0 to 0.070
Tin (Sn), % 0
0.9 to 1.2
Zinc (Zn), % 36.3 to 41.4
25.2 to 29.1
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.4