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C87500 Brass vs. C42600 Brass

Both C87500 brass and C42600 brass are copper alloys. They have 90% 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 C87500 brass and the bottom bar is C42600 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
110
Elongation at Break, % 18
1.1 to 40
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 42
42
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 460
410 to 830
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 190
220 to 810

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
200
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
180
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 920
1030
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 820
1010
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 410
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 28
110
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 6.7
25
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 7.3
26

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 27
31
Density, g/cm3 8.3
8.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
2.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 44
48
Embodied Water, L/kg 300
340

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 67
9.4 to 140
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 160
230 to 2970
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.4
7.1
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 16
13 to 27
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16
14 to 23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 8.3
33
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17
15 to 29

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 79 to 85
87 to 90
Iron (Fe), % 0
0.050 to 0.2
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.050
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0.050 to 0.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0.020 to 0.050
Silicon (Si), % 3.0 to 5.0
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
2.5 to 4.0
Zinc (Zn), % 12 to 16
5.3 to 10.4
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.2