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H04 C47940 Brass vs. H04 C66700 Brass

Both H04 C47940 brass and H04 C66700 brass are copper alloys. Both are furnished in the H04 (full hard) temper. They have a moderately high 93% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 27 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 H04 C47940 brass and the bottom bar is H04 C66700 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 100
110
Elongation at Break, % 14
10
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 40
41
Shear Strength, MPa 310
320
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 520
540
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 390
490

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 170
180
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 130
140
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 850
1090
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 800
1050
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 110
97
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
20

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 25
25
Density, g/cm3 8.2
8.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 47
45
Embodied Water, L/kg 330
320

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 68
52
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 740
1090
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.1
7.3
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17
18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17
18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 36
30
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17
18

Alloy Composition

Copper (Cu), % 63 to 66
68.5 to 71.5
Iron (Fe), % 0.1 to 1.0
0 to 0.1
Lead (Pb), % 1.0 to 2.0
0 to 0.070
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0.8 to 1.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0.1 to 0.5
0
Tin (Sn), % 1.2 to 2.0
0
Zinc (Zn), % 28.1 to 34.6
26.3 to 30.7
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5