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C44400 Brass vs. C83300 Brass

Both C44400 brass and C83300 brass are copper alloys. They have 77% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 26 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C44400 brass and the bottom bar is C83300 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
110
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 41
42
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 350
220
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 120
69

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 180
200
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 140
180
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 940
1060
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 900
1030
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 110
160
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 25
32
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 27
33

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 26
30
Density, g/cm3 8.3
8.8
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
21
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
7.0
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 12
6.9
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 13
9.2
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 35
48
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12
7.9

Alloy Composition

Antimony (Sb), % 0.020 to 0.1
0
Copper (Cu), % 70 to 73
92 to 94
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.060
0
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.070
1.0 to 2.0
Tin (Sn), % 0.9 to 1.2
1.0 to 2.0
Zinc (Zn), % 25.2 to 29.1
2.0 to 6.0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.7