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CC755S Brass vs. C83400 Brass

Both CC755S brass and C83400 brass are copper alloys. Both are furnished in the as-fabricated (no temper or treatment) condition. They have 71% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is CC755S brass and the bottom bar is C83400 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 100
110
Elongation at Break, % 9.5
30
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 40
42
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 390
240
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 250
69

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 170
200
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 120
180
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 820
1040
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 780
1020
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 120
190
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 27
44
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 30
46

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 23
29
Density, g/cm3 8.1
8.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 46
43
Embodied Water, L/kg 330
320

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 33
55
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 290
21
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.1
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.7
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 15
9.9
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 38
57
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13
8.4

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.4 to 0.7
0 to 0.0050
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.25
Copper (Cu), % 59.5 to 61
88 to 92
Iron (Fe), % 0.050 to 0.2
0 to 0.25
Lead (Pb), % 1.2 to 1.7
0 to 0.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.050
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 1.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.0050
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.080
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 0.2
Zinc (Zn), % 35.8 to 38.9
8.0 to 12
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.7