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C42500 Brass vs. C42600 Brass

Both C42500 brass and C42600 brass are copper alloys. They have a very high 99% 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 C42500 brass and the bottom bar is C42600 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
110
Elongation at Break, % 2.0 to 49
1.1 to 40
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 42
42
Shear Strength, MPa 220 to 360
280 to 470
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 310 to 630
410 to 830
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 120 to 590
220 to 810

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 200
200
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 180
180
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1030
1030
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1010
1010
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 120
110
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 28
25
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 29
26

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 30
31
Density, g/cm3 8.7
8.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
2.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 46
48
Embodied Water, L/kg 330
340

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 12 to 130
9.4 to 140
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 64 to 1570
230 to 2970
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.1
7.1
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 9.9 to 20
13 to 27
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 12 to 19
14 to 23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 36
33
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11 to 22
15 to 29

Alloy Composition

Copper (Cu), % 87 to 90
87 to 90
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.050
0.050 to 0.2
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.050
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0.050 to 0.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.35
0.020 to 0.050
Tin (Sn), % 1.5 to 3.0
2.5 to 4.0
Zinc (Zn), % 6.1 to 11.5
5.3 to 10.4
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.2

Comparable Variants