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C84500 Brass vs. C36000 Brass

Both C84500 brass and C36000 brass are copper alloys. They have 77% 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 C84500 brass and the bottom bar is C36000 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 100
100
Elongation at Break, % 28
5.8 to 23
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 39
39
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 240
330 to 530
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 97
140 to 260

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 180
170
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 150
120
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 980
900
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 840
890
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 360
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 72
120
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 19
21

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 16
26
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 17
29

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 28
23
Density, g/cm3 8.7
8.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.9
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 47
45
Embodied Water, L/kg 340
320

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 54
25 to 62
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 45
89 to 340
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 6.6
7.0
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 7.7
11 to 18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 9.8
13 to 18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 23
37
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 8.6
11 to 18

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Antimony (Sb), % 0 to 0.25
0
Copper (Cu), % 77 to 79
60 to 63
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 0.35
Lead (Pb), % 6.0 to 7.5
2.5 to 3.7
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 1.0
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.080
0
Tin (Sn), % 2.0 to 4.0
0
Zinc (Zn), % 10 to 14
32.5 to 37.5
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5