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C41500 Brass vs. Commercially Pure Zinc

C41500 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while commercially pure zinc belongs to the zinc alloys. There are 28 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 C41500 brass and the bottom bar is commercially pure zinc.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
87
Elongation at Break, % 2.0 to 42
38
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.25
Shear Modulus, GPa 42
35
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 340 to 560
97
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 190 to 550
79

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 200
110
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 180
90
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1030
410
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1010
400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 120
110
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
26

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 28
27
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 29
37

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 30
11
Density, g/cm3 8.7
6.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 45
53
Embodied Water, L/kg 330
340

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 11 to 120
34
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 160 to 1340
36
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.1
7.4
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 11 to 18
4.1
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 12 to 17
7.1
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 37
44
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12 to 20
3.0

Alloy Composition


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Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.010
Cadmium (Cd), % 0
0 to 0.010
Copper (Cu), % 89 to 93
0 to 0.080
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.020
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.030
Tin (Sn), % 1.5 to 2.2
0 to 0.0030
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.020
Zinc (Zn), % 4.2 to 9.5
99.827 to 100
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0