C68800 Brass vs. ZA-8
C68800 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while ZA-8 belongs to the zinc alloys. They have a modest 27% 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 (7, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is C68800 brass and the bottom bar is ZA-8.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 110 | |
| 85 to 86 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 2.0 to 36 | |
| 1.3 to 8.0 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.32 | |
| 0.26 |
| Rockwell B Hardness | 81 to 99 | |
| 54 to 65 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 41 | |
| 34 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 380 to 510 | |
| 240 to 280 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 570 to 890 | |
| 210 to 370 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 390 to 790 | |
| 210 to 290 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 190 | |
| 110 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 160 | |
| 100 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 960 | |
| 400 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 950 | |
| 380 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 400 | |
| 440 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 40 | |
| 120 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 19 | |
| 23 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 18 | |
| 28 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 20 | |
| 40 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 26 | |
| 11 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.2 | |
| 6.3 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 2.8 | |
| 3.3 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 48 | |
| 62 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 350 | |
| 420 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 16 to 180 | |
| 2.8 to 28 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 710 to 2860 | |
| 260 to 490 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 7.3 | |
| 7.5 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 19 | |
| 23 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 19 to 30 | |
| 9.3 to 17 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 19 to 25 | |
| 12 to 18 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 12 | |
| 42 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 19 to 30 | |
| 7.6 to 13 |
Alloy Composition
| Aluminum (Al), % | 3.0 to 3.8 | |
| 8.0 to 8.8 |
| Cadmium (Cd), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.0060 |
| Cobalt (Co), % | 0.25 to 0.55 | |
| 0 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 70.8 to 75.5 | |
| 0.8 to 1.3 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 0.2 | |
| 0 to 0.075 |
| Lead (Pb), % | 0 to 0.050 | |
| 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 | |
| 0 to 0.0030 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 21.3 to 24.1 | |
| 89.7 to 91.2 |
| Residuals, % | 0 to 0.5 | |
| 0 |