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C41300 Brass vs. C85700 Brass

Both C41300 brass and C85700 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 C41300 brass and the bottom bar is C85700 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
100
Elongation at Break, % 2.0 to 44
17
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 42
40
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 300 to 630
310
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 120 to 570
110

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 200
170
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 180
120
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1040
940
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1010
910
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 130
84
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
21

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 30
22
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 31
25

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 29
24
Density, g/cm3 8.7
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 44
47
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
330

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 11 to 110
41
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 69 to 1440
59
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 9.6 to 20
11
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 11 to 19
13
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 40
27
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11 to 22
10

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.8
Copper (Cu), % 89 to 93
58 to 64
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.7
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.1
0.8 to 1.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 1.0
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.050
Tin (Sn), % 0.7 to 1.3
0.5 to 1.5
Zinc (Zn), % 5.1 to 10.3
32 to 40
Residuals, % 0
0 to 1.3