C46200 Brass vs. C27200 Brass
Both C46200 brass and C27200 brass are copper alloys. Their average alloy composition is basically identical. There are 27 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 C46200 brass and the bottom bar is C27200 brass.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 100 | |
| 110 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 17 to 34 | |
| 10 to 50 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.31 | |
| 0.31 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 40 | |
| 40 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 240 to 290 | |
| 230 to 320 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 370 to 480 | |
| 370 to 590 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 120 to 290 | |
| 150 to 410 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 170 | |
| 170 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 120 | |
| 130 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 840 | |
| 920 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 800 | |
| 870 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 380 | |
| 390 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 110 | |
| 120 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 20 | |
| 20 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 24 | |
| 24 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.1 | |
| 8.1 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 2.7 | |
| 2.7 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 46 | |
| 45 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 330 | |
| 320 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 69 to 100 | |
| 30 to 270 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 72 to 400 | |
| 110 to 810 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 7.2 | |
| 7.2 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 19 | |
| 19 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 13 to 16 | |
| 13 to 20 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 14 to 17 | |
| 14 to 19 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 35 | |
| 37 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 12 to 16 | |
| 12 to 20 |
Alloy Composition
| Copper (Cu), % | 62 to 65 | |
| 62 to 65 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
| 0 to 0.070 |
| Lead (Pb), % | 0 to 0.2 | |
| 0 to 0.070 |
| Tin (Sn), % | 0.5 to 1.0 | |
| 0 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 33.3 to 37.5 | |
| 34.6 to 38 |
| Residuals, % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.3 |