C35300 Brass vs. C99700 Brass

Both C35300 brass and C99700 brass are copper alloys. They have 83% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 22 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C35300 brass and the bottom bar is C99700 brass.

UNS C35300 (CW606N) Leaded Brass UNS C99700 Manganese White Brass

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		100
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		120

Poisson's Ratio		0.31
Poisson's Ratio		0.32

Shear Modulus, GPa		39
Shear Modulus, GPa		46

Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		340 to 650
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		380

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		170
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		200

Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C		120
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C		160

Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		910
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		900

Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		890
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		880

Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		410

Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		21
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		20

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS		26
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS		3.0

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS		29
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS		3.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative		23
Base Metal Price, % relative		25

Density, g/cm³		8.1
Density, g/cm³		8.1

Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		2.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		3.3

Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		45
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		53

Embodied Water, L/kg		320
Embodied Water, L/kg		320

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		7.1
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		8.3

Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		19
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		20

Strength to Weight: Axial, points		12 to 22
Strength to Weight: Axial, points		13

Strength to Weight: Bending, points		13 to 21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points		14

Thermal Shock Resistance, points		11 to 22
Thermal Shock Resistance, points		11

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), %		0
Aluminum (Al), %		0.5 to 3.0

Copper (Cu), %		60 to 63
Copper (Cu), %		54 to 65.5

Iron (Fe), %		0 to 0.1
Iron (Fe), %		0 to 1.0

Lead (Pb), %		1.5 to 2.5
Lead (Pb), %		0 to 2.0

Manganese (Mn), %		0
Manganese (Mn), %		11 to 15

Nickel (Ni), %		0
Nickel (Ni), %		4.0 to 6.0

Tin (Sn), %		0
Tin (Sn), %		0 to 1.0

Zinc (Zn), %		33.9 to 38.5
Zinc (Zn), %		19 to 25

Residuals, %		0
Residuals, %		0 to 0.3