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C33000 Brass vs. C68700 Brass

Both C33000 brass and C68700 brass are copper alloys. They have 87% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 26 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 C33000 brass and the bottom bar is C68700 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
110
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 40
41
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 320 to 520
390
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 110 to 450
140

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 180
190
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 130
160
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 940
970
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 900
930
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
400
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 120
100
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
19

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 26
23
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 29
25

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 24
26
Density, g/cm3 8.2
8.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 45
46
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
340

Common Calculations

Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 60 to 950
90
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
7.3
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 11 to 18
13
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 13 to 18
14
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 37
30
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11 to 17
13

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
1.8 to 2.5
Arsenic (As), % 0
0.020 to 0.1
Copper (Cu), % 65 to 68
76 to 79
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.070
0 to 0.060
Lead (Pb), % 0.25 to 0.7
0 to 0.070
Zinc (Zn), % 30.8 to 34.8
17.8 to 22.2
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5