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C43000 Brass vs. C44300 Brass

Both C43000 brass and C44300 brass are copper alloys. They have 85% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 26 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C43000 brass and the bottom bar is C44300 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
110
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 42
41
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 320 to 710
350
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 130 to 550
120

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 190
180
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
140
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1030
940
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1000
900
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 120
110
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
20

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 27
25
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 28
27

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 29
26
Density, g/cm3 8.6
8.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 46
46
Embodied Water, L/kg 330
330

Common Calculations

Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 82 to 1350
65
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.1
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 10 to 23
12
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 12 to 20
13
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 36
35
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11 to 25
12

Alloy Composition

Arsenic (As), % 0
0.020 to 0.060
Copper (Cu), % 84 to 87
70 to 73
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.060
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.070
Tin (Sn), % 1.7 to 2.7
0.9 to 1.2
Zinc (Zn), % 9.7 to 14.3
25.2 to 29.1
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.4