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C46400 Brass vs. C37100 Brass

Both C46400 brass and C37100 brass are copper alloys. They have a very high 99% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 29 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 C46400 brass and the bottom bar is C37100 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 100
100
Elongation at Break, % 17 to 40
8.0 to 40
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 40
40
Shear Strength, MPa 270 to 310
260 to 300
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 400 to 500
370 to 520
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 160 to 320
150 to 390

Thermal Properties

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

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 26
27
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 29
30

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 23
23
Density, g/cm3 8.0
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 47
45
Embodied Water, L/kg 330
320

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 76 to 140
38 to 120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 120 to 500
110 to 750
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 20
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 14 to 17
13 to 18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 15 to 17
14 to 18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 38
39
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13 to 16
12 to 17

Alloy Composition

Copper (Cu), % 59 to 62
58 to 62
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.15
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.2
0.6 to 1.2
Tin (Sn), % 0.5 to 1.0
0
Zinc (Zn), % 36.3 to 40.5
36.3 to 41.4
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.4

Comparable Variants