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C35600 Brass vs. C27200 Brass

Both C35600 brass and C27200 brass are copper alloys. They have a very high 97% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C35600 brass and the bottom bar is C27200 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 100
110
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.31
Rockwell B Hardness 53 to 91
53 to 86
Shear Modulus, GPa 39
40
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 340 to 650
370 to 590

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 170
170
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 120
130
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 900
920
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 890
870
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 120
120
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
20

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 26
28
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 29
31

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 23
24
Density, g/cm3 8.1
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 45
45
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
320

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.0
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 11 to 22
13 to 20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 13 to 21
14 to 19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 38
37
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11 to 22
12 to 20

Alloy Composition

Copper (Cu), % 60 to 63
62 to 65
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.070
Lead (Pb), % 2.0 to 3.0
0 to 0.070
Zinc (Zn), % 33.4 to 38
34.6 to 38
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.3

Comparable Variants