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C38000 Brass vs. C33200 Brass

Both C38000 brass and C33200 brass are copper alloys. They have a moderately high 91% 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 C38000 brass and the bottom bar is C33200 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 100
100
Elongation at Break, % 17
7.0 to 60
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 39
40
Shear Strength, MPa 230
240 to 300
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 380
320 to 520
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 120
110 to 450

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 170
170
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 110
130
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 800
930
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 760
900
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 110
120
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
20

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 22
24
Density, g/cm3 8.0
8.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 46
44
Embodied Water, L/kg 330
320

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 50
35 to 150
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 74
60 to 960
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.1
7.1
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 13
11 to 17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 14
13 to 17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 37
37
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13
11 to 17

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 55 to 60
65 to 68
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.35
0 to 0.070
Lead (Pb), % 1.5 to 2.5
1.5 to 2.5
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.3
0
Zinc (Zn), % 35.9 to 43.5
29 to 33.5
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.4