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C68800 Brass vs. Chromium 33

C68800 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while chromium 33 belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals. There are 21 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (10, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C68800 brass and the bottom bar is chromium 33.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
200
Elongation at Break, % 2.0 to 36
45
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 41
81
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 570 to 890
850
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 390 to 790
430

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 190
320
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 400
480
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 19
14

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 26
36
Density, g/cm3 8.2
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
6.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 48
84
Embodied Water, L/kg 350
250

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 16 to 180
320
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 710 to 2860
450
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.3
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19 to 30
30
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19 to 25
25
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19 to 30
21

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 3.0 to 3.8
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.015
Chromium (Cr), % 0
31 to 35
Cobalt (Co), % 0.25 to 0.55
0
Copper (Cu), % 70.8 to 75.5
0.3 to 1.2
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.2
25.7 to 37.9
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.050
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.5 to 2.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
30 to 33
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.35 to 0.6
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.010
Zinc (Zn), % 21.3 to 24.1
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0