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C46200 Brass vs. C84500 Brass

Both C46200 brass and C84500 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 (4, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C46200 brass and the bottom bar is C84500 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 100
100
Elongation at Break, % 17 to 34
28
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 40
39
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 370 to 480
240
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 120 to 290
97

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 170
180
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 120
150
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 840
980
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 800
840
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
360
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 110
72
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
19

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 24
28
Density, g/cm3 8.1
8.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
2.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 46
47
Embodied Water, L/kg 330
340

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 69 to 100
54
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 72 to 400
45
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
6.6
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 13 to 16
7.7
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 14 to 17
9.8
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 35
23
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12 to 16
8.6

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.25
Copper (Cu), % 62 to 65
77 to 79
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.4
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.2
6.0 to 7.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 1.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.080
Tin (Sn), % 0.5 to 1.0
2.0 to 4.0
Zinc (Zn), % 33.3 to 37.5
10 to 14
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.7