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C43400 Brass vs. C44400 Brass

Both C43400 brass and C44400 brass are copper alloys. They have 86% 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 C43400 brass and the bottom bar is C44400 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 310 to 690
350
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 110 to 560
120

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 190
180
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
140
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1020
940
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 990
900
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 140
110
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 19
20

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 31
25
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 32
27

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 28
26
Density, g/cm3 8.6
8.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 44
46
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
330

Common Calculations

Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 57 to 1420
65
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 10 to 22
12
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 12 to 20
13
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 41
35
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11 to 24
12

Alloy Composition

Antimony (Sb), % 0
0.020 to 0.1
Copper (Cu), % 84 to 87
70 to 73
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.060
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.070
Tin (Sn), % 0.4 to 1.0
0.9 to 1.2
Zinc (Zn), % 11.4 to 15.6
25.2 to 29.1
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.4