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C43000 Brass vs. R30556 Alloy

C43000 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while R30556 alloy belongs to the iron alloys. There are 29 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 R30556 alloy.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
210
Elongation at Break, % 3.0 to 55
45
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 42
81
Shear Strength, MPa 230 to 410
550
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 320 to 710
780
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 130 to 550
350

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 190
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1030
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1000
1330
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
450
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 120
11
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
15

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 27
1.8
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 28
1.9

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 29
70
Density, g/cm3 8.6
8.4
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
8.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 46
130
Embodied Water, L/kg 330
300

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 20 to 150
290
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 82 to 1350
290
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.1
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 10 to 23
26
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 12 to 20
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 36
2.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11 to 25
18

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0.1 to 0.5
Boron (B), % 0
0 to 0.020
Carbon (C), % 0
0.050 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 0
21 to 23
Cobalt (Co), % 0
16 to 21
Copper (Cu), % 84 to 87
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.050
20.4 to 38.2
Lanthanum (La), % 0
0.0050 to 0.1
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.1
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0.5 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
2.5 to 4.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
19 to 22.5
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0 to 0.3
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.1 to 0.3
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0
0.2 to 0.8
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.015
Tantalum (Ta), % 0
0.3 to 1.3
Tin (Sn), % 1.7 to 2.7
0
Tungsten (W), % 0
2.0 to 3.5
Zinc (Zn), % 9.7 to 14.3
0.0010 to 0.1
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0