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C49300 Brass vs. C84200 Brass

Both C49300 brass and C84200 brass are copper alloys. They have 75% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (1, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C49300 brass and the bottom bar is C84200 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 100
110
Elongation at Break, % 4.5 to 20
15
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 40
40
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 430 to 520
250
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 210 to 410
120

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 170
180
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 120
150
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 880
990
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 840
840
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
370
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 88
72
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
19

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 15
16
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 17
17

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 26
30
Density, g/cm3 8.0
8.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.0
3.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 50
51
Embodied Water, L/kg 370
350

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 21 to 71
31
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 220 to 800
72
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
6.9
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 15 to 18
8.2
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16 to 18
10
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 29
23
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14 to 18
9.1

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.0050
Antimony (Sb), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.25
Bismuth (Bi), % 0.5 to 2.0
0
Copper (Cu), % 58 to 62
78 to 82
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.4
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.010
2.0 to 3.0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.030
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 0.8
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 1.5
Selenium (Se), % 0 to 0.2
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.0050
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.080
Tin (Sn), % 1.0 to 1.8
4.0 to 6.0
Zinc (Zn), % 30.6 to 40.5
10 to 16
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.7