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H01 C34500 Brass vs. H01 C42600 Brass

Both H01 C34500 brass and H01 C42600 brass are copper alloys. Both are furnished in the H01 (quarter hard) temper. They have 72% of their average alloy composition in common.

For each property being compared, the top bar is H01 C34500 brass and the bottom bar is H01 C42600 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 100
110
Elongation at Break, % 17
23
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 40
42
Shear Strength, MPa 240
300
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 380
470
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 160
310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 170
200
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 120
180
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 910
1030
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 890
1010
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 120
110
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
18

Electrical Properties

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

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 24
31
Density, g/cm3 8.2
8.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
2.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 45
48
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
340

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 52
95
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 120
430
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.1
7.1
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 13
15
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 14
15
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 37
33
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13
17

Alloy Composition


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Copper (Cu), % 62 to 65
87 to 90
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.15
0.050 to 0.2
Lead (Pb), % 1.5 to 2.5
0 to 0.050
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0.050 to 0.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0.020 to 0.050
Tin (Sn), % 0
2.5 to 4.0
Zinc (Zn), % 32 to 36.5
5.3 to 10.4
Residuals, % 0 to 0.4
0 to 0.2