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C41500 Brass vs. C42600 Brass

Both C41500 brass and C42600 brass are copper alloys. They have a very high 97% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C41500 brass and the bottom bar is C42600 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
110
Elongation at Break, % 2.0 to 42
1.1 to 40
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 42
42
Shear Strength, MPa 220 to 360
280 to 470
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 340 to 560
410 to 830
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 190 to 550
220 to 810

Thermal Properties

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

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 28
25
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 29
26

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 30
31
Density, g/cm3 8.7
8.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
2.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 45
48
Embodied Water, L/kg 330
340

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 11 to 120
9.4 to 140
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 160 to 1340
230 to 2970
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.1
7.1
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 11 to 18
13 to 27
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 12 to 17
14 to 23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 37
33
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12 to 20
15 to 29

Alloy Composition


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Copper (Cu), % 89 to 93
87 to 90
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.050
0.050 to 0.2
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.050
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0.050 to 0.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0.020 to 0.050
Tin (Sn), % 1.5 to 2.2
2.5 to 4.0
Zinc (Zn), % 4.2 to 9.5
5.3 to 10.4
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.2

Comparable Variants