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C35600 Brass vs. C66200 Brass

Both C35600 brass and C66200 brass are copper alloys. They have 72% 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 C35600 brass and the bottom bar is C66200 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 39
42
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 340 to 650
450 to 520

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 170
200
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 120
180
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 900
1070
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 890
1030
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 120
150
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 26
35
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 29
36

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 23
29
Density, g/cm3 8.1
8.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 45
43
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
320

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.0
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 11 to 22
14 to 17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 13 to 21
15 to 16
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 38
45
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11 to 22
16 to 18

Alloy Composition

Copper (Cu), % 60 to 63
86.6 to 91
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.050
Lead (Pb), % 2.0 to 3.0
0 to 0.050
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0.3 to 1.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0.050 to 0.2
Tin (Sn), % 0
0.2 to 0.7
Zinc (Zn), % 33.4 to 38
6.5 to 12.9
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5