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C38000 Brass vs. C43000 Brass

Both C38000 brass and C43000 brass are copper alloys. They have 70% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 27 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 C38000 brass and the bottom bar is C43000 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 100
110
Elongation at Break, % 17
3.0 to 55
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 39
42
Shear Strength, MPa 230
230 to 410
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 380
320 to 710
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 120
130 to 550

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 170
190
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 110
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 800
1030
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 760
1000
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 110
120
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
18

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 22
29
Density, g/cm3 8.0
8.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 46
46
Embodied Water, L/kg 330
330

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 50
20 to 150
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 74
82 to 1350
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.1
7.1
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 13
10 to 23
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 14
12 to 20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 37
36
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13
11 to 25

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 55 to 60
84 to 87
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.35
0 to 0.050
Lead (Pb), % 1.5 to 2.5
0 to 0.1
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.3
1.7 to 2.7
Zinc (Zn), % 35.9 to 43.5
9.7 to 14.3
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5