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C83400 Brass vs. C84100 Brass

Both C83400 brass and C84100 brass are copper alloys. They have a moderately high 92% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C83400 brass and the bottom bar is C84100 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
110
Elongation at Break, % 30
13
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 42
39
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 240
230
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 69
81

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 200
190
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 180
160
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1040
1000
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1020
810
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 190
110
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
19

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 44
23
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 46
25

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 29
29
Density, g/cm3 8.7
8.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
2.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 43
48
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
340

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 55
24
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 21
30
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
7.1
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 7.7
7.4
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 9.9
9.7
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 57
33
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 8.4
7.8

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.0050
0 to 0.010
Antimony (Sb), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.050
Bismuth (Bi), % 0
0 to 0.090
Copper (Cu), % 88 to 92
78 to 85
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.3
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.5
0.050 to 0.25
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.050
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.0050
0 to 0.010
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.080
0
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.2
1.5 to 4.5
Zinc (Zn), % 8.0 to 12
12 to 20
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5