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C44400 Brass vs. C43400 Brass

Both C44400 brass and C43400 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 C44400 brass and the bottom bar is C43400 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
310 to 690
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 120
110 to 560

Thermal Properties

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

Electrical Properties

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

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

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

Common Calculations

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

Alloy Composition

Antimony (Sb), % 0.020 to 0.1
0
Copper (Cu), % 70 to 73
84 to 87
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.060
0 to 0.050
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.070
0 to 0.050
Tin (Sn), % 0.9 to 1.2
0.4 to 1.0
Zinc (Zn), % 25.2 to 29.1
11.4 to 15.6
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5