MakeItFrom.com
Menu (ESC)

C37100 Brass vs. C84000 Brass

Both C37100 brass and C84000 brass 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 (3, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C37100 brass and the bottom bar is C84000 brass.

Metric UnitsUS Customary Units

Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 100
110
Elongation at Break, % 8.0 to 40
27
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 40
42
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 370 to 520
250
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 150 to 390
140

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 170
190
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 120
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 900
1040
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 890
940
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 120
72
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 27
16
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 30
17

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 23
30
Density, g/cm3 8.0
8.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
3.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 45
49
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
330

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 38 to 120
58
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 110 to 750
83
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 20
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 13 to 18
8.2
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 14 to 18
10
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 39
22
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12 to 17
9.0

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.020
Boron (B), % 0
0 to 0.1
Copper (Cu), % 58 to 62
82 to 89
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.4
Lead (Pb), % 0.6 to 1.2
0 to 0.090
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 0.010
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0.5 to 2.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.050
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Sulfur (S), % 0
0.1 to 0.65
Tin (Sn), % 0
2.0 to 4.0
Zinc (Zn), % 36.3 to 41.4
5.0 to 14
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
0 to 0.1
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.7