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C35600 Brass vs. C44500 Brass

Both C35600 brass and C44500 brass are copper alloys. They have 89% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 24 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 C35600 brass and the bottom bar is C44500 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 100
110
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 39
41
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 340 to 650
350

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 170
180
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 120
140
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 900
940
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 890
900
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 120
110
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
20

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 26
25
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 29
27

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 23
26
Density, g/cm3 8.1
8.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 45
46
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
330

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
12
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 13 to 21
13
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 38
35
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11 to 22
12

Alloy Composition

Copper (Cu), % 60 to 63
70 to 73
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.060
Lead (Pb), % 2.0 to 3.0
0 to 0.070
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0.020 to 0.1
Tin (Sn), % 0
0.9 to 1.2
Zinc (Zn), % 33.4 to 38
25.2 to 29.1
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.4