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C47000 Brass vs. C87500 Brass

Both C47000 brass and C87500 brass are copper alloys. Both are furnished in the as-fabricated (no temper or treatment) condition. They have 73% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 26 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 C47000 brass and the bottom bar is C87500 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 100
110
Elongation at Break, % 36
18
Poisson's Ratio 0.3
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 40
42
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 380
460
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 150
190

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 170
260
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 120
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 900
920
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 890
820
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
410
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 120
28
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
18

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 23
27
Density, g/cm3 8.0
8.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 47
44
Embodied Water, L/kg 330
300

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110
67
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 100
160
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
7.4
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 20
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 13
16
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 15
16
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 38
8.3
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13
17

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.5
Copper (Cu), % 57 to 61
79 to 85
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.5
Silicon (Si), % 0
3.0 to 5.0
Tin (Sn), % 0.25 to 1.0
0
Zinc (Zn), % 37.5 to 42.8
12 to 16
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5