C42600 Brass vs. ZA-12
C42600 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while ZA-12 belongs to the zinc alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is C42600 brass and the bottom bar is ZA-12.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 110 | |
| 83 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 1.1 to 40 | |
| 1.6 to 5.3 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.33 | |
| 0.26 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 42 | |
| 33 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 280 to 470 | |
| 240 to 300 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 410 to 830 | |
| 260 to 400 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 220 to 810 | |
| 210 to 320 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 200 | |
| 120 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 180 | |
| 100 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1030 | |
| 430 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1010 | |
| 380 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 380 | |
| 450 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 110 | |
| 120 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 18 | |
| 24 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 25 | |
| 28 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 26 | |
| 42 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 31 | |
| 11 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.7 | |
| 6.0 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 2.9 | |
| 3.4 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 48 | |
| 64 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 340 | |
| 440 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 9.4 to 140 | |
| 4.0 to 20 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 230 to 2970 | |
| 260 to 620 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 7.1 | |
| 7.6 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 18 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 13 to 27 | |
| 12 to 19 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 14 to 23 | |
| 15 to 20 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 33 | |
| 43 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 15 to 29 | |
| 9.4 to 14 |
Alloy Composition
| Aluminum (Al), % | 0 | |
| 10.5 to 11.5 |
| Cadmium (Cd), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.0060 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 87 to 90 | |
| 0.5 to 1.2 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0.050 to 0.2 | |
| 0 to 0.075 |
| Lead (Pb), % | 0 to 0.050 | |
| 0 to 0.0060 |
| Magnesium (Mg), % | 0 | |
| 0.015 to 0.030 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0.050 to 0.2 | |
| 0 to 0.020 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0.020 to 0.050 | |
| 0 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.060 |
| Tin (Sn), % | 2.5 to 4.0 | |
| 0 to 0.0030 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 5.3 to 10.4 | |
| 87.1 to 89 |
| Residuals, % | 0 to 0.2 | |
| 0 |