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C43000 Brass vs. C83400 Brass

Both C43000 brass and C83400 brass are copper alloys. They have a very high 96% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C43000 brass and the bottom bar is C83400 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
110
Elongation at Break, % 3.0 to 55
30
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 42
42
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 320 to 710
240
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 130 to 550
69

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 190
200
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
180
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1030
1040
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1000
1020
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 120
190
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 27
44
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 28
46

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 29
29
Density, g/cm3 8.6
8.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 46
43
Embodied Water, L/kg 330
320

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 20 to 150
55
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 82 to 1350
21
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.1
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 10 to 23
7.7
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 12 to 20
9.9
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 36
57
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11 to 25
8.4

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.25
Copper (Cu), % 84 to 87
88 to 92
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.25
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 1.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.080
Tin (Sn), % 1.7 to 2.7
0 to 0.2
Zinc (Zn), % 9.7 to 14.3
8.0 to 12
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.7