C42200 Brass vs. C33000 Brass
Both C42200 brass and C33000 brass are copper alloys. They have 78% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is C42200 brass and the bottom bar is C33000 brass.
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Mechanical Properties
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 110 | |
110 |
Elongation at Break, % | 2.0 to 46 | |
7.0 to 60 |
Poisson's Ratio | 0.33 | |
0.31 |
Rockwell Superficial 30T Hardness | 27 to 74 | |
26 to 69 |
Shear Modulus, GPa | 42 | |
40 |
Shear Strength, MPa | 210 to 350 | |
240 to 300 |
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 300 to 610 | |
320 to 520 |
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 100 to 570 | |
110 to 450 |
Thermal Properties
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 200 | |
180 |
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 170 | |
130 |
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1040 | |
940 |
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1020 | |
900 |
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 380 | |
390 |
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 130 | |
120 |
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 18 | |
20 |
Electrical Properties
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 31 | |
26 |
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 32 | |
29 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Base Metal Price, % relative | 29 | |
24 |
Density, g/cm3 | 8.6 | |
8.2 |
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 2.7 | |
2.7 |
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 44 | |
45 |
Embodied Water, L/kg | 320 | |
320 |
Common Calculations
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 12 to 110 | |
35 to 150 |
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 49 to 1460 | |
60 to 950 |
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 | |
11 to 18 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 11 to 18 | |
13 to 18 |
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 39 | |
37 |
Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 10 to 21 | |
11 to 17 |
Alloy Composition
Copper (Cu), % | 86 to 89 | |
65 to 68 |
Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 0.050 | |
0 to 0.070 |
Lead (Pb), % | 0 to 0.050 | |
0.25 to 0.7 |
Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.35 | |
0 |
Tin (Sn), % | 0.8 to 1.4 | |
0 |
Zinc (Zn), % | 8.7 to 13.2 | |
30.8 to 34.8 |
Residuals, % | 0 | |
0 to 0.4 |