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C84100 Brass vs. C84000 Brass

Both C84100 brass and C84000 brass are copper alloys. They have a moderately high 95% of their average alloy composition in common.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C84100 brass and the bottom bar is C84000 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 65
65
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
110
Elongation at Break, % 13
27
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 39
42
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 230
250
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 81
140

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 190
190
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 160
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1000
1040
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 810
940
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 110
72
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 19
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 23
16
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 25
17

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 29
30
Density, g/cm3 8.5
8.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.9
3.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 48
49
Embodied Water, L/kg 340
330

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 24
58
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 30
83
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.1
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 7.4
8.2
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 9.7
10
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 33
22
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 7.8
9.0

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.0050
Antimony (Sb), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.020
Bismuth (Bi), % 0 to 0.090
0
Boron (B), % 0
0 to 0.1
Copper (Cu), % 78 to 85
82 to 89
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 0.4
Lead (Pb), % 0.050 to 0.25
0 to 0.090
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 0.010
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.5
0.5 to 2.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.050
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.0050
Sulfur (S), % 0
0.1 to 0.65
Tin (Sn), % 1.5 to 4.5
2.0 to 4.0
Zinc (Zn), % 12 to 20
5.0 to 14
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
0 to 0.1
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.7