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C41500 Brass vs. C38000 Brass

Both C41500 brass and C38000 brass are copper alloys. They have 65% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 27 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 C41500 brass and the bottom bar is C38000 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
100
Elongation at Break, % 2.0 to 42
17
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 42
39
Shear Strength, MPa 220 to 360
230
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 340 to 560
380
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 190 to 550
120

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 200
170
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 180
110
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1030
800
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1010
760
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 120
110
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
21

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 30
22
Density, g/cm3 8.7
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 45
46
Embodied Water, L/kg 330
330

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 11 to 120
50
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 160 to 1340
74
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.1
7.1
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 11 to 18
13
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 12 to 17
14
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 37
37
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12 to 20
13

Alloy Composition


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Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.5
Copper (Cu), % 89 to 93
55 to 60
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.35
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.1
1.5 to 2.5
Tin (Sn), % 1.5 to 2.2
0 to 0.3
Zinc (Zn), % 4.2 to 9.5
35.9 to 43.5
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.5