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C83600 Ounce Metal vs. C35600 Brass

Both C83600 ounce metal and C35600 brass are copper alloys. They have 69% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C83600 ounce metal and the bottom bar is C35600 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
100
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 39
39
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 250
340 to 650

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 190
170
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 160
120
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1010
900
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 850
890
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 370
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 72
120
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
21

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 15
26
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 15
29

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 31
23
Density, g/cm3 8.8
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.1
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 50
45
Embodied Water, L/kg 350
320

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 6.7
7.0
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 7.9
11 to 22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 10
13 to 21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 22
38
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 9.3
11 to 22

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Antimony (Sb), % 0 to 0.25
0
Copper (Cu), % 84 to 86
60 to 63
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 0.1
Lead (Pb), % 4.0 to 6.0
2.0 to 3.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 1.0
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 1.5
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.080
0
Tin (Sn), % 4.0 to 6.0
0
Zinc (Zn), % 4.0 to 6.0
33.4 to 38
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5