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C32000 Brass vs. C99400 Brass

Both C32000 brass and C99400 brass are copper alloys. They have 88% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C32000 brass and the bottom bar is C99400 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
120
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 41
44
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 270 to 470
460 to 550
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 78 to 390
230 to 370

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 190
230
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1020
1070
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 990
1020
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
400
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 19
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 36
17
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 37
17

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 28
30
Density, g/cm3 8.7
8.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 42
45
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 28 to 680
230 to 590
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.1
7.5
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 8.8 to 15
15 to 17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 11 to 16
15 to 17
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 9.5 to 16
16 to 19

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0.5 to 2.0
Copper (Cu), % 83.5 to 86.5
83.5 to 96.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.1
1.0 to 3.0
Lead (Pb), % 1.5 to 2.2
0 to 0.25
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.25
1.0 to 3.5
Silicon (Si), % 0
0.5 to 2.0
Zinc (Zn), % 10.6 to 15
0.5 to 5.0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.3