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C42200 Brass vs. C41500 Brass

Both C42200 brass and C41500 brass are copper alloys. They have a very high 96% of their average alloy composition in common.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C42200 brass and the bottom bar is C41500 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
110
Elongation at Break, % 2.0 to 46
2.0 to 42
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Rockwell B Hardness 56 to 87
62 to 90
Rockwell Superficial 30T Hardness 27 to 74
36 to 75
Shear Modulus, GPa 42
42
Shear Strength, MPa 210 to 350
220 to 360
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 300 to 610
340 to 560
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 100 to 570
190 to 550

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 200
200
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
180
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1040
1030
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1020
1010
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 130
120
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 31
28
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 32
29

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 29
30
Density, g/cm3 8.6
8.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 44
45
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
330

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 12 to 110
11 to 120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 49 to 1460
160 to 1340
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
7.1
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 9.5 to 19
11 to 18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 11 to 18
12 to 17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 39
37
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 10 to 21
12 to 20

Alloy Composition

Copper (Cu), % 86 to 89
89 to 93
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.050
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.1
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.35
0
Tin (Sn), % 0.8 to 1.4
1.5 to 2.2
Zinc (Zn), % 8.7 to 13.2
4.2 to 9.5
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5

Comparable Variants