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C87500 Brass vs. C33200 Brass

Both C87500 brass and C33200 brass are copper alloys. They have 81% 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 C87500 brass and the bottom bar is C33200 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
100
Elongation at Break, % 18
7.0 to 60
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 42
40
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 460
320 to 520
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 190
110 to 450

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
170
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
130
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 920
930
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 820
900
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 410
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 28
120
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
20

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 6.7
26
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 7.3
28

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 27
24
Density, g/cm3 8.3
8.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 44
44
Embodied Water, L/kg 300
320

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 67
35 to 150
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 160
60 to 960
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.4
7.1
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 16
11 to 17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16
13 to 17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 8.3
37
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17
11 to 17

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 79 to 85
65 to 68
Iron (Fe), % 0
0 to 0.070
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.5
1.5 to 2.5
Silicon (Si), % 3.0 to 5.0
0
Zinc (Zn), % 12 to 16
29 to 33.5
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.4