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C84500 Brass vs. C84100 Brass

Both C84500 brass and C84100 brass are copper alloys. They have a moderately high 94% of their average alloy composition in common.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C84500 brass and the bottom bar is C84100 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 55
65
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 100
110
Elongation at Break, % 28
13
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 39
39
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 240
230
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 97
81

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 180
190
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 150
160
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 980
1000
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 840
810
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 360
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 72
110
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 19
19

Electrical Properties

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

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 28
29
Density, g/cm3 8.7
8.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.9
2.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 47
48
Embodied Water, L/kg 340
340

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 54
24
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 45
30
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 6.6
7.1
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 7.7
7.4
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 9.8
9.7
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 23
33
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 8.6
7.8

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.0050
0 to 0.010
Antimony (Sb), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.050
Bismuth (Bi), % 0
0 to 0.090
Copper (Cu), % 77 to 79
78 to 85
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 0.3
Lead (Pb), % 6.0 to 7.5
0.050 to 0.25
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.050
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.0050
0 to 0.010
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.080
0
Tin (Sn), % 2.0 to 4.0
1.5 to 4.5
Zinc (Zn), % 10 to 14
12 to 20
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5