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C23400 Brass vs. ASTM B817 Type I

C23400 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while ASTM B817 type I belongs to the titanium alloys. There are 22 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (10, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C23400 brass and the bottom bar is ASTM B817 type I.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
100
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 42
40
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 370 to 640
770 to 960

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 190
410
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 160
340
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 970
1600
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 930
1550
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
560
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 120
7.1
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 19
9.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 27
36
Density, g/cm3 8.5
4.4
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
38
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 43
610
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
200

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
35
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 12 to 21
48 to 60
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 13 to 19
42 to 49
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 36
2.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12 to 22
54 to 68

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
5.5 to 6.8
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.1
Chlorine (Cl), % 0
0 to 0.2
Copper (Cu), % 81 to 84
0
Hydrogen (H), % 0
0 to 0.015
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.4
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.050
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.040
Oxygen (O), % 0
0 to 0.3
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.1
Sodium (Na), % 0
0 to 0.2
Titanium (Ti), % 0
87 to 91
Vanadium (V), % 0
3.5 to 4.5
Zinc (Zn), % 15.7 to 19
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.4