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C41300 Brass vs. C90500 Gun Metal

Both C41300 brass and C90500 gun metal are copper alloys. They have a moderately high 91% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C41300 brass and the bottom bar is C90500 gun metal.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
110
Elongation at Break, % 2.0 to 44
20
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 42
40
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 300 to 630
320
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 120 to 570
160

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 200
190
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 180
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1040
1000
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1010
850
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
370
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 130
75
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 30
11
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 31
11

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 29
35
Density, g/cm3 8.7
8.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
3.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 44
59
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
390

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 11 to 110
54
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 69 to 1440
110
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
6.9
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 9.6 to 20
10
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 11 to 19
12
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 40
23
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11 to 22
12

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.2
Copper (Cu), % 89 to 93
86 to 89
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.2
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.3
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 1.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 1.5
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.050
Tin (Sn), % 0.7 to 1.3
9.0 to 11
Zinc (Zn), % 5.1 to 10.3
1.0 to 3.0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.3