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C87500 Brass vs. C43000 Brass

Both C87500 brass and C43000 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 (3, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C87500 brass and the bottom bar is C43000 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
110
Elongation at Break, % 18
3.0 to 55
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 42
42
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 460
320 to 710
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 190
130 to 550

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
190
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 920
1030
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 820
1000
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 410
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 28
120
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 6.7
27
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 7.3
28

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 27
29
Density, g/cm3 8.3
8.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 44
46
Embodied Water, L/kg 300
330

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 67
20 to 150
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 160
82 to 1350
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.4
7.1
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 16
10 to 23
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16
12 to 20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 8.3
36
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17
11 to 25

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 79 to 85
84 to 87
Iron (Fe), % 0
0 to 0.050
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.1
Silicon (Si), % 3.0 to 5.0
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
1.7 to 2.7
Zinc (Zn), % 12 to 16
9.7 to 14.3
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5