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C41500 Brass vs. C46400 Brass

Both C41500 brass and C46400 brass are copper alloys. They have 68% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 29 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 C46400 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
100
Elongation at Break, % 2.0 to 42
17 to 40
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 42
40
Shear Strength, MPa 220 to 360
270 to 310
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 340 to 560
400 to 500
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 190 to 550
160 to 320

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 200
170
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 180
120
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1030
900
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1010
890
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 120
120
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
21

Electrical Properties

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

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 30
23
Density, g/cm3 8.7
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 45
47
Embodied Water, L/kg 330
330

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 11 to 120
76 to 140
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 160 to 1340
120 to 500
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.1
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 11 to 18
14 to 17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 12 to 17
15 to 17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 37
38
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12 to 20
13 to 16

Alloy Composition


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Copper (Cu), % 89 to 93
59 to 62
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.1
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.2
Tin (Sn), % 1.5 to 2.2
0.5 to 1.0
Zinc (Zn), % 4.2 to 9.5
36.3 to 40.5
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.4

Comparable Variants