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C42200 Brass vs. C43500 Brass

Both C42200 brass and C43500 brass are copper alloys. They have a moderately high 93% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 29 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 C43500 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
110
Elongation at Break, % 2.0 to 46
8.5 to 46
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 42
42
Shear Strength, MPa 210 to 350
220 to 310
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 300 to 610
320 to 530
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 100 to 570
120 to 480

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 200
190
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
160
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1040
1000
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1020
970
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 130
120
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
19

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 31
28
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 32
30

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 29
28
Density, g/cm3 8.6
8.5
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
44 to 120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 49 to 1460
65 to 1040
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
10 to 17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 11 to 18
12 to 17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 39
37
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 10 to 21
11 to 18

Alloy Composition

Copper (Cu), % 86 to 89
79 to 83
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.050
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.090
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.35
0
Tin (Sn), % 0.8 to 1.4
0.6 to 1.2
Zinc (Zn), % 8.7 to 13.2
15.4 to 20.4
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.3

Comparable Variants