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C46500 Brass vs. C83600 Ounce Metal

Both C46500 brass and C83600 ounce metal are copper alloys. They have 67% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 28 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 C46500 brass and the bottom bar is C83600 ounce metal.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 100
110
Elongation at Break, % 18 to 50
21
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 40
39
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 380 to 610
250
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 190 to 490
120

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 170
190
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 120
160
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 900
1010
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 890
850
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
370
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 120
72
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 26
15
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 29
15

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 23
31
Density, g/cm3 8.0
8.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
3.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 47
50
Embodied Water, L/kg 330
350

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 99 to 160
43
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 170 to 1170
70
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
6.7
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 20
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 13 to 21
7.9
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 15 to 20
10
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 38
22
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13 to 20
9.3

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.25
Arsenic (As), % 0.020 to 0.060
0
Copper (Cu), % 59 to 62
84 to 86
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.3
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.2
4.0 to 6.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 1.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 1.5
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.080
Tin (Sn), % 0.5 to 1.0
4.0 to 6.0
Zinc (Zn), % 36.2 to 40.5
4.0 to 6.0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.7