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C46200 Brass vs. C48500 Brass

Both C46200 brass and C48500 brass are copper alloys. They have a very high 97% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 27 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 C46200 brass and the bottom bar is C48500 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 100
100
Elongation at Break, % 17 to 34
13 to 40
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 40
39
Shear Strength, MPa 240 to 290
250 to 300
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 370 to 480
400 to 500
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 120 to 290
160 to 320

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 170
170
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 120
120
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 840
900
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 800
890
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 110
120
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
21

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 24
23
Density, g/cm3 8.1
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 46
46
Embodied Water, L/kg 330
330

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 69 to 100
56 to 140
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 72 to 400
120 to 500
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
7.1
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 13 to 16
14 to 17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 14 to 17
15 to 17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 35
38
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12 to 16
13 to 17

Alloy Composition

Copper (Cu), % 62 to 65
59 to 62
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.1
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.2
1.3 to 2.2
Tin (Sn), % 0.5 to 1.0
0.5 to 1.0
Zinc (Zn), % 33.3 to 37.5
34.3 to 39.2
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.4

Comparable Variants