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C83600 Ounce Metal vs. C46200 Brass

Both C83600 ounce metal and C46200 brass are copper alloys. They have 70% 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 C83600 ounce metal and the bottom bar is C46200 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
100
Elongation at Break, % 21
17 to 34
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 39
40
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 250
370 to 480
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 120
120 to 290

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 190
170
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 160
120
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1010
840
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 850
800
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 370
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 72
110
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
20

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 31
24
Density, g/cm3 8.8
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.1
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 50
46
Embodied Water, L/kg 350
330

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 43
69 to 100
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 70
72 to 400
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 6.7
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 7.9
13 to 16
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 10
14 to 17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 22
35
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 9.3
12 to 16

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Antimony (Sb), % 0 to 0.25
0
Copper (Cu), % 84 to 86
62 to 65
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 0.1
Lead (Pb), % 4.0 to 6.0
0 to 0.2
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
0.5 to 1.0
Zinc (Zn), % 4.0 to 6.0
33.3 to 37.5
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.4