C48600 Brass vs. ZA-8
C48600 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while ZA-8 belongs to the zinc alloys. They have a modest 38% of their average alloy composition in common, which, by itself, doesn't mean much. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is C48600 brass and the bottom bar is ZA-8.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 100 | |
| 85 to 86 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 20 to 25 | |
| 1.3 to 8.0 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.31 | |
| 0.26 |
| Rockwell B Hardness | 55 to 58 | |
| 54 to 65 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 39 | |
| 34 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 180 to 230 | |
| 240 to 280 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 280 to 360 | |
| 210 to 370 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 110 to 170 | |
| 210 to 290 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 170 | |
| 110 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 120 | |
| 100 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 900 | |
| 400 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 890 | |
| 380 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 380 | |
| 440 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 110 | |
| 120 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 21 | |
| 23 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 25 | |
| 28 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 28 | |
| 40 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 24 | |
| 11 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.1 | |
| 6.3 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 2.8 | |
| 3.3 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 47 | |
| 62 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 330 | |
| 420 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 55 to 59 | |
| 2.8 to 28 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 61 to 140 | |
| 260 to 490 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 7.1 | |
| 7.5 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 19 | |
| 23 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 9.5 to 12 | |
| 9.3 to 17 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 12 to 14 | |
| 12 to 18 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 36 | |
| 42 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 9.3 to 12 | |
| 7.6 to 13 |
Alloy Composition
| Aluminum (Al), % | 0 | |
| 8.0 to 8.8 |
| Arsenic (As), % | 0.020 to 0.25 | |
| 0 |
| Cadmium (Cd), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.0060 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 59 to 62 | |
| 0.8 to 1.3 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.075 |
| Lead (Pb), % | 1.0 to 2.5 | |
| 0 to 0.0060 |
| Magnesium (Mg), % | 0 | |
| 0.015 to 0.030 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.020 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.045 |
| Tin (Sn), % | 0.3 to 1.5 | |
| 0 to 0.0030 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 33.4 to 39.7 | |
| 89.7 to 91.2 |
| Residuals, % | 0 to 0.4 | |
| 0 |