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C43000 Brass vs. C48200 Brass

Both C43000 brass and C48200 brass are copper alloys. They have 74% 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 C43000 brass and the bottom bar is C48200 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
100
Elongation at Break, % 3.0 to 55
15 to 40
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 42
40
Shear Strength, MPa 230 to 410
260 to 300
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 320 to 710
400 to 500
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 130 to 550
160 to 320

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 190
170
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
120
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1030
900
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1000
890
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 120
120
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
21

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 27
26
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 28
29

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 29
23
Density, g/cm3 8.6
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 46
47
Embodied Water, L/kg 330
330

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 20 to 150
61 to 140
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 82 to 1350
120 to 500
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.1
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 10 to 23
14 to 17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 12 to 20
15 to 17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 36
38
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11 to 25
13 to 16

Alloy Composition

Copper (Cu), % 84 to 87
59 to 62
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.1
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.1
0.4 to 1.0
Tin (Sn), % 1.7 to 2.7
0.5 to 1.0
Zinc (Zn), % 9.7 to 14.3
35.5 to 40.1
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.4

Comparable Variants