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C84500 Brass vs. C83300 Brass

Both C84500 brass and C83300 brass are copper alloys. Both are furnished in the as-fabricated (no temper or treatment) condition. They have 85% of their average alloy composition in common.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C84500 brass and the bottom bar is C83300 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 55
35
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 100
110
Elongation at Break, % 28
35
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 39
42
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 240
220
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 97
69

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 180
200
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 150
180
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 980
1060
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 840
1030
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 360
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 72
160
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 19
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 16
32
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 17
33

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 28
30
Density, g/cm3 8.7
8.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.9
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 47
44
Embodied Water, L/kg 340
320

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 54
60
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 45
21
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 6.6
7.0
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 7.7
6.9
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 9.8
9.2
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 23
48
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 8.6
7.9

Alloy Composition


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Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Antimony (Sb), % 0 to 0.25
0
Copper (Cu), % 77 to 79
92 to 94
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.4
0
Lead (Pb), % 6.0 to 7.5
1.0 to 2.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 1.0
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.080
0
Tin (Sn), % 2.0 to 4.0
1.0 to 2.0
Zinc (Zn), % 10 to 14
2.0 to 6.0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.7
0 to 0.7