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C44300 Brass vs. C87500 Brass

Both C44300 brass and C87500 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 (2, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C44300 brass and the bottom bar is C87500 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
110
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 41
42
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 350
460
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 120
190

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 180
260
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 140
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 940
920
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 900
820
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
410
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 110
28
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 25
6.7
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 27
7.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 26
27
Density, g/cm3 8.3
8.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 46
44
Embodied Water, L/kg 330
300

Common Calculations

Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 65
160
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
7.4
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 12
16
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 13
16
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 35
8.3
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12
17

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.5
Arsenic (As), % 0.020 to 0.060
0
Copper (Cu), % 70 to 73
79 to 85
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.060
0
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.070
0 to 0.5
Silicon (Si), % 0
3.0 to 5.0
Tin (Sn), % 0.9 to 1.2
0
Zinc (Zn), % 25.2 to 29.1
12 to 16
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5