ASTM B522 Class I vs. C66200 Brass
ASTM B522 class I belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while C66200 brass belongs to the copper alloys. There are 22 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is ASTM B522 class I and the bottom bar is C66200 brass.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 96 | |
| 110 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 1.1 to 29 | |
| 8.0 to 15 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.41 | |
| 0.33 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 34 | |
| 42 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 180 to 280 | |
| 270 to 300 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 280 to 490 | |
| 450 to 520 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 120 to 210 | |
| 410 to 480 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 77 | |
| 200 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1030 | |
| 1070 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1030 | |
| 1030 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 160 | |
| 390 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 15 | |
| 18 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 11 | |
| 35 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 5.8 | |
| 36 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 17 | |
| 8.7 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 4.5 to 64 | |
| 40 to 66 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 75 to 230 | |
| 760 to 1030 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 3.1 | |
| 7.2 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 8.9 | |
| 19 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 4.4 to 7.8 | |
| 14 to 17 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 5.5 to 8.0 | |
| 15 to 16 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 13 to 24 | |
| 16 to 18 |
Alloy Composition
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 | |
| 86.6 to 91 |
| Gold (Au), % | 68 to 70 | |
| 0 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.050 |
| Lead (Pb), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.050 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0 | |
| 0.3 to 1.0 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 | |
| 0.050 to 0.2 |
| Platinum (Pt), % | 5.0 to 7.0 | |
| 0 |
| Silver (Ag), % | 23.5 to 26.5 | |
| 0 |
| Tin (Sn), % | 0 | |
| 0.2 to 0.7 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 0 | |
| 6.5 to 12.9 |
| Residuals, % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.5 |