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C35000 Brass vs. C69400 Brass

Both C35000 brass and C69400 brass are copper alloys. They have 76% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C35000 brass and the bottom bar is C69400 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 100
110
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 40
42
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 340 to 650
570

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 170
260
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 120
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 920
920
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 890
820
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
410
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 120
26
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 26
6.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 29
6.7

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 23
27
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
300

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.1
7.4
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 12 to 22
19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 13 to 21
18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 37
7.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11 to 22
20

Alloy Composition

Copper (Cu), % 60 to 63
80 to 83
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.2
Lead (Pb), % 0.8 to 2.0
0 to 0.3
Silicon (Si), % 0
3.5 to 4.5
Zinc (Zn), % 34.5 to 39.2
11.5 to 16.5
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5