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C68300 Brass vs. C47000 Brass

Both C68300 brass and C47000 brass are copper alloys. They have a very high 97% 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 C68300 brass and the bottom bar is C47000 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 100
100
Elongation at Break, % 15
36
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.3
Shear Modulus, GPa 40
40
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 430
380
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 260
150

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 180
170
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 120
120
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 900
900
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 890
890
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 120
120
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
21

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 23
23
Density, g/cm3 8.0
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 46
47
Embodied Water, L/kg 340
330

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 56
110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 330
100
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.3
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 20
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 15
13
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16
15
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 38
38
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
13

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.010
Antimony (Sb), % 0.3 to 1.0
0
Cadmium (Cd), % 0 to 0.010
0
Copper (Cu), % 59 to 63
57 to 61
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.090
0 to 0.050
Silicon (Si), % 0.3 to 1.0
0
Tin (Sn), % 0.050 to 0.2
0.25 to 1.0
Zinc (Zn), % 34.2 to 40.4
37.5 to 42.8
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.4