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C68300 Brass vs. C33500 Brass

Both C68300 brass and C33500 brass are copper alloys. They have a very high 97% 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 C68300 brass and the bottom bar is C33500 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 100
100
Elongation at Break, % 15
3.0 to 28
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.31
Rockwell B Hardness 60
53 to 91
Shear Modulus, GPa 40
40
Shear Strength, MPa 260
220 to 360
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 430
340 to 650
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 260
120 to 420

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 180
170
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 120
120
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 900
930
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 890
900
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 120
120
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
20

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 23
24
Density, g/cm3 8.0
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 46
45
Embodied Water, L/kg 340
320

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 56
8.0 to 160
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 330
69 to 860
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.3
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 20
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 15
12 to 22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16
13 to 21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 38
37
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
11 to 22

Alloy Composition

Antimony (Sb), % 0.3 to 1.0
0
Cadmium (Cd), % 0 to 0.010
0
Copper (Cu), % 59 to 63
62 to 65
Iron (Fe), % 0
0 to 0.1
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.090
0.25 to 0.7
Silicon (Si), % 0.3 to 1.0
0
Tin (Sn), % 0.050 to 0.2
0
Zinc (Zn), % 34.2 to 40.4
33.8 to 37.8
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.4