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C42200 Brass vs. C23400 Brass

Both C42200 brass and C23400 brass are copper alloys. They have a moderately high 94% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C42200 brass and the bottom bar is C23400 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
110
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.32
Rockwell B Hardness 56 to 87
52 to 91
Rockwell Superficial 30T Hardness 27 to 74
51 to 78
Shear Modulus, GPa 42
42
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 300 to 610
370 to 640

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 200
190
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
160
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1040
970
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1020
930
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 130
120
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
19

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 29
27
Density, g/cm3 8.6
8.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 44
43
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
320

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 9.5 to 19
12 to 21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 11 to 18
13 to 19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 39
36
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 10 to 21
12 to 22

Alloy Composition

Copper (Cu), % 86 to 89
81 to 84
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.050
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.050
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.35
0
Tin (Sn), % 0.8 to 1.4
0
Zinc (Zn), % 8.7 to 13.2
15.7 to 19
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.2

Comparable Variants