C37100 Brass vs. C47940 Brass
Both C37100 brass and C47940 brass are copper alloys. They have a moderately high 93% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 27 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is C37100 brass and the bottom bar is C47940 brass.
Metric UnitsUS Customary Units
Mechanical Properties
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 100 | |
100 |
Elongation at Break, % | 8.0 to 40 | |
14 to 34 |
Poisson's Ratio | 0.31 | |
0.31 |
Shear Modulus, GPa | 40 | |
40 |
Shear Strength, MPa | 260 to 300 | |
250 to 310 |
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 370 to 520 | |
380 to 520 |
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 150 to 390 | |
160 to 390 |
Thermal Properties
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 170 | |
170 |
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 120 | |
130 |
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 900 | |
850 |
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 890 | |
800 |
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 380 | |
380 |
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 120 | |
110 |
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 21 | |
20 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Base Metal Price, % relative | 23 | |
25 |
Density, g/cm3 | 8.0 | |
8.2 |
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 2.7 | |
2.8 |
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 45 | |
47 |
Embodied Water, L/kg | 320 | |
330 |
Common Calculations
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 38 to 120 | |
68 to 100 |
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 110 to 750 | |
120 to 740 |
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 7.2 | |
7.1 |
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 20 | |
19 |
Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 13 to 18 | |
13 to 17 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 14 to 18 | |
14 to 17 |
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 39 | |
36 |
Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 12 to 17 | |
13 to 17 |
Alloy Composition
Copper (Cu), % | 58 to 62 | |
63 to 66 |
Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 0.15 | |
0.1 to 1.0 |
Lead (Pb), % | 0.6 to 1.2 | |
1.0 to 2.0 |
Nickel (Ni), % | 0 | |
0.1 to 0.5 |
Tin (Sn), % | 0 | |
1.2 to 2.0 |
Zinc (Zn), % | 36.3 to 41.4 | |
28.1 to 34.6 |
Residuals, % | 0 | |
0 to 0.4 |