C46200 Brass vs. ZA-12
C46200 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while ZA-12 belongs to the zinc alloys. They have a modest 36% of their average alloy composition in common, which, by itself, doesn't mean much. There are 27 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (9, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is C46200 brass and the bottom bar is ZA-12.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 100 | |
| 83 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 17 to 34 | |
| 1.6 to 5.3 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.31 | |
| 0.26 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 40 | |
| 33 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 240 to 290 | |
| 240 to 300 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 370 to 480 | |
| 260 to 400 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 120 to 290 | |
| 210 to 320 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 170 | |
| 120 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 120 | |
| 100 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 840 | |
| 430 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 800 | |
| 380 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 380 | |
| 450 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 110 | |
| 120 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 20 | |
| 24 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 24 | |
| 11 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.1 | |
| 6.0 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 2.7 | |
| 3.4 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 46 | |
| 64 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 330 | |
| 440 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 69 to 100 | |
| 4.0 to 20 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 72 to 400 | |
| 260 to 620 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 7.2 | |
| 7.6 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 19 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 13 to 16 | |
| 12 to 19 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 14 to 17 | |
| 15 to 20 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 35 | |
| 43 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 12 to 16 | |
| 9.4 to 14 |
Alloy Composition
| Aluminum (Al), % | 0 | |
| 10.5 to 11.5 |
| Cadmium (Cd), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.0060 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 62 to 65 | |
| 0.5 to 1.2 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
| 0 to 0.075 |
| Lead (Pb), % | 0 to 0.2 | |
| 0 to 0.0060 |
| Magnesium (Mg), % | 0 | |
| 0.015 to 0.030 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.020 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.060 |
| Tin (Sn), % | 0.5 to 1.0 | |
| 0 to 0.0030 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 33.3 to 37.5 | |
| 87.1 to 89 |
| Residuals, % | 0 to 0.4 | |
| 0 |