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C84800 Brass vs. C84100 Brass

Both C84800 brass and C84100 brass are copper alloys. They have a moderately high 94% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (1, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C84800 brass and the bottom bar is C84100 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 100
110
Elongation at Break, % 18
13
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 39
39
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 230
230
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 100
81

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 180
190
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 150
160
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 950
1000
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 830
810
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 370
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 27
29
Density, g/cm3 8.6
8.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
2.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 46
48
Embodied Water, L/kg 340
340

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 34
24
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 53
30
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 6.6
7.1
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 7.3
7.4
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 9.6
9.7
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 23
33
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 8.2
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), % 75 to 77
78 to 85
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 0.3
Lead (Pb), % 5.5 to 7.0
0.050 to 0.25
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 1.5
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 3.0
1.5 to 4.5
Zinc (Zn), % 13 to 17
12 to 20
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5