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C84500 Brass vs. C46400 Brass

Both C84500 brass and C46400 brass are copper alloys. They have 74% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 28 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 C84500 brass and the bottom bar is C46400 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 100
100
Elongation at Break, % 28
17 to 40
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 39
40
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 240
400 to 500
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 97
160 to 320

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
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.9
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 47
47
Embodied Water, L/kg 340
330

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 54
76 to 140
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 45
120 to 500
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 6.6
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 7.7
14 to 17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 9.8
15 to 17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 23
38
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 8.6
13 to 16

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Antimony (Sb), % 0 to 0.25
0
Copper (Cu), % 77 to 79
59 to 62
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 0.1
Lead (Pb), % 6.0 to 7.5
0 to 0.2
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
0.5 to 1.0
Zinc (Zn), % 10 to 14
36.3 to 40.5
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.4