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C43500 Brass vs. C83600 Ounce Metal

Both C43500 brass and C83600 ounce metal are copper alloys. They have 87% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (1, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C43500 brass and the bottom bar is C83600 ounce metal.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
110
Elongation at Break, % 8.5 to 46
21
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 42
39
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 320 to 530
250
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 120 to 480
120

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 190
190
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 160
160
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1000
1010
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 970
850
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
370
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 120
72
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 19
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 28
15
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 30
15

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 28
31
Density, g/cm3 8.5
8.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
3.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 45
50
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
350

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 44 to 120
43
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 65 to 1040
70
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
6.7
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 10 to 17
7.9
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 12 to 17
10
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 37
22
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11 to 18
9.3

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.25
Copper (Cu), % 79 to 83
84 to 86
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.3
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.090
4.0 to 6.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 1.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 1.5
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.080
Tin (Sn), % 0.6 to 1.2
4.0 to 6.0
Zinc (Zn), % 15.4 to 20.4
4.0 to 6.0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.7