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C46400 Brass vs. C43400 Brass

Both C46400 brass and C43400 brass are copper alloys. They have 75% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 29 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 C46400 brass and the bottom bar is C43400 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 100
110
Elongation at Break, % 17 to 40
3.0 to 49
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 40
42
Shear Strength, MPa 270 to 310
250 to 390
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 400 to 500
310 to 690
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 160 to 320
110 to 560

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 170
190
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 120
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 900
1020
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 890
990
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 120
140
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
19

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 26
31
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 29
32

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 23
28
Density, g/cm3 8.0
8.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 47
44
Embodied Water, L/kg 330
320

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 76 to 140
19 to 120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 120 to 500
57 to 1420
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 20
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 14 to 17
10 to 22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 15 to 17
12 to 20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 38
41
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13 to 16
11 to 24

Alloy Composition

Copper (Cu), % 59 to 62
84 to 87
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.050
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.050
Tin (Sn), % 0.5 to 1.0
0.4 to 1.0
Zinc (Zn), % 36.3 to 40.5
11.4 to 15.6
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5

Comparable Variants