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C41500 Brass vs. C87500 Brass

Both C41500 brass and C87500 brass are copper alloys. They have 89% 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 C41500 brass and the bottom bar is C87500 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
110
Elongation at Break, % 2.0 to 42
18
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 42
42
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 340 to 560
460
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 190 to 550
190

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 200
260
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 180
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1030
920
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1010
820
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
410
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 120
28
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 28
6.7
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 29
7.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 30
27
Density, g/cm3 8.7
8.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 45
44
Embodied Water, L/kg 330
300

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 11 to 120
67
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 160 to 1340
160
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.1
7.4
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 11 to 18
16
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 12 to 17
16
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 37
8.3
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12 to 20
17

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.5
Copper (Cu), % 89 to 93
79 to 85
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.050
0
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.5
Silicon (Si), % 0
3.0 to 5.0
Tin (Sn), % 1.5 to 2.2
0
Zinc (Zn), % 4.2 to 9.5
12 to 16
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5