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C90500 Gun Metal vs. C36000 Brass

Both C90500 gun metal and C36000 brass are copper alloys. They have 64% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C90500 gun metal and the bottom bar is C36000 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
100
Elongation at Break, % 20
5.8 to 23
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 40
39
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 320
330 to 530
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 160
140 to 260

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 190
170
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
120
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1000
900
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 850
890
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 370
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 75
120
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
21

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 11
26
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 11
29

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 35
23
Density, g/cm3 8.7
8.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.6
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 59
45
Embodied Water, L/kg 390
320

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 54
25 to 62
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 110
89 to 340
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 6.9
7.0
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 10
11 to 18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 12
13 to 18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 23
37
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12
11 to 18

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Antimony (Sb), % 0 to 0.2
0
Copper (Cu), % 86 to 89
60 to 63
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.35
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.3
2.5 to 3.7
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 1.0
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 1.5
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.050
0
Tin (Sn), % 9.0 to 11
0
Zinc (Zn), % 1.0 to 3.0
32.5 to 37.5
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5