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C41500 Brass vs. C68400 Brass

Both C41500 brass and C68400 brass are copper alloys. They have 69% 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 C68400 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
110
Elongation at Break, % 2.0 to 42
18
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 42
41
Shear Strength, MPa 220 to 360
330
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 340 to 560
540
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 190 to 550
310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 200
210
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 180
130
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1030
840
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1010
820
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
400
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 120
66
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
20

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 28
87
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 29
99

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 30
23
Density, g/cm3 8.7
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 45
47
Embodied Water, L/kg 330
320

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 11 to 120
81
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 160 to 1340
460
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.1
7.5
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 11 to 18
19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 12 to 17
19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 37
21
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12 to 20
18

Alloy Composition


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Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.5
Boron (B), % 0
0.0010 to 0.030
Copper (Cu), % 89 to 93
59 to 64
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 1.0
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.090
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0.2 to 1.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0.030 to 0.3
Silicon (Si), % 0
1.5 to 2.5
Tin (Sn), % 1.5 to 2.2
0 to 0.5
Zinc (Zn), % 4.2 to 9.5
28.6 to 39.3
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.5