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C23000 Brass vs. C32000 Brass

Both C23000 brass and C32000 brass are copper alloys. They have a very high 98% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 29 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 C23000 brass and the bottom bar is C32000 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
110
Elongation at Break, % 2.9 to 47
6.8 to 29
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 42
41
Shear Strength, MPa 220 to 340
180 to 280
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 280 to 590
270 to 470
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 83 to 480
78 to 390

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 190
190
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1030
1020
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 990
990
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 160
160
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 19
19

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 37
36
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 39
37

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 28
28
Density, g/cm3 8.6
8.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 43
42
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 6.2 to 260
30 to 59
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 31 to 1040
28 to 680
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
7.1
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 8.9 to 19
8.8 to 15
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 11 to 18
11 to 16
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 48
47
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 9.4 to 20
9.5 to 16

Alloy Composition

Copper (Cu), % 84 to 86
83.5 to 86.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.1
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.050
1.5 to 2.2
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.25
Zinc (Zn), % 13.7 to 16
10.6 to 15
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.4

Comparable Variants