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C42200 Brass vs. C37100 Brass

Both C42200 brass and C37100 brass are copper alloys. They have 71% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (1, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C42200 brass and the bottom bar is C37100 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
100
Elongation at Break, % 2.0 to 46
8.0 to 40
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.31
Rockwell Superficial 30T Hardness 27 to 74
43 to 71
Shear Modulus, GPa 42
40
Shear Strength, MPa 210 to 350
260 to 300
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 300 to 610
370 to 520
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 100 to 570
150 to 390

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 200
170
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
120
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1040
900
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1020
890
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 130
120
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
21

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 31
27
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 32
30

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 29
23
Density, g/cm3 8.6
8.0
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
38 to 120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 49 to 1460
110 to 750
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 9.5 to 19
13 to 18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 11 to 18
14 to 18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 39
39
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 10 to 21
12 to 17

Alloy Composition

Copper (Cu), % 86 to 89
58 to 62
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.15
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.050
0.6 to 1.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.35
0
Tin (Sn), % 0.8 to 1.4
0
Zinc (Zn), % 8.7 to 13.2
36.3 to 41.4
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.4