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C41500 Brass vs. C44400 Brass

Both C41500 brass and C44400 brass are copper alloys. They have 80% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 26 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C41500 brass and the bottom bar is C44400 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
110
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 42
41
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 340 to 560
350
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 190 to 550
120

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 200
180
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 180
140
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1030
940
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1010
900
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 120
110
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
20

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 28
25
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 29
27

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 30
26
Density, g/cm3 8.7
8.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 45
46
Embodied Water, L/kg 330
330

Common Calculations

Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 160 to 1340
65
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.1
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 11 to 18
12
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 12 to 17
13
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 37
35
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12 to 20
12

Alloy Composition

Antimony (Sb), % 0
0.020 to 0.1
Copper (Cu), % 89 to 93
70 to 73
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.060
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.070
Tin (Sn), % 1.5 to 2.2
0.9 to 1.2
Zinc (Zn), % 4.2 to 9.5
25.2 to 29.1
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.4