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C83600 Ounce Metal vs. C68300 Brass

Both C83600 ounce metal and C68300 brass are copper alloys. They have 67% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 26 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C83600 ounce metal and the bottom bar is C68300 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
100
Elongation at Break, % 21
15
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 39
40
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 250
430
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 120
260

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 190
180
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
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 72
120
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
20

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 31
23
Density, g/cm3 8.8
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.1
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 50
46
Embodied Water, L/kg 350
340

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 43
56
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 70
330
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 6.7
7.3
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 7.9
15
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 10
16
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 22
38
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 9.3
14

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Antimony (Sb), % 0 to 0.25
0.3 to 1.0
Cadmium (Cd), % 0
0 to 0.010
Copper (Cu), % 84 to 86
59 to 63
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.3
0
Lead (Pb), % 4.0 to 6.0
0 to 0.090
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 1.0
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 1.5
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.0050
0.3 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.080
0
Tin (Sn), % 4.0 to 6.0
0.050 to 0.2
Zinc (Zn), % 4.0 to 6.0
34.2 to 40.4
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5