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C33500 Brass vs. C69700 Brass

Both C33500 brass and C69700 brass are copper alloys. They have 82% 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 C33500 brass and the bottom bar is C69700 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 100
110
Elongation at Break, % 3.0 to 28
25
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 40
41
Shear Strength, MPa 220 to 360
300
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 340 to 650
470
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 120 to 420
230

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 170
240
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 120
160
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 930
930
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 900
880
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
400
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 120
43
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
19

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 24
26
Density, g/cm3 8.1
8.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 45
44
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 8.0 to 160
99
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 69 to 860
250
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
7.3
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 12 to 22
16
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 13 to 21
16
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 37
13
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11 to 22
16

Alloy Composition

Copper (Cu), % 62 to 65
75 to 80
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.2
Lead (Pb), % 0.25 to 0.7
0.5 to 1.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 0.4
Silicon (Si), % 0
2.5 to 3.5
Zinc (Zn), % 33.8 to 37.8
13.9 to 22
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5