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C43000 Brass vs. C84100 Brass

Both C43000 brass and C84100 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 C84100 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
110
Elongation at Break, % 3.0 to 55
13
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 42
39
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 320 to 710
230
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 130 to 550
81

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 190
190
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
160
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1030
1000
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1000
810
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 120
110
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
19

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 27
23
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 28
25

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 29
29
Density, g/cm3 8.6
8.5
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 20 to 150
24
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 82 to 1350
30
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.1
7.1
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 10 to 23
7.4
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 12 to 20
9.7
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 36
33
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11 to 25
7.8

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.010
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.050
Bismuth (Bi), % 0
0 to 0.090
Copper (Cu), % 84 to 87
78 to 85
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.3
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.1
0.050 to 0.25
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.050
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.010
Tin (Sn), % 1.7 to 2.7
1.5 to 4.5
Zinc (Zn), % 9.7 to 14.3
12 to 20
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5