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C68400 Brass vs. C44500 Brass

Both C68400 brass and C44500 brass are copper alloys. They have 89% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 26 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 C68400 brass and the bottom bar is C44500 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
110
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 41
41
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 540
350
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 310
120

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 210
180
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 130
140
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 840
940
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 820
900
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 400
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 66
110
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
20

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 87
25
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 99
27

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 23
26
Density, g/cm3 7.9
8.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 47
46
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
330

Common Calculations

Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 460
65
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.5
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 20
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19
12
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
13
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 21
35
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 18
12

Alloy Composition


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Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.5
0
Boron (B), % 0.0010 to 0.030
0
Copper (Cu), % 59 to 64
70 to 73
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.060
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.090
0 to 0.070
Manganese (Mn), % 0.2 to 1.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.5
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0.030 to 0.3
0.020 to 0.1
Silicon (Si), % 1.5 to 2.5
0
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.5
0.9 to 1.2
Zinc (Zn), % 28.6 to 39.3
25.2 to 29.1
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.4