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C36200 Brass vs. C69700 Brass

Both C36200 brass and C69700 brass are copper alloys. They have 81% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 27 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C36200 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, % 20 to 53
25
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 39
41
Shear Strength, MPa 210 to 240
300
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 340 to 420
470
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 130 to 360
230

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 170
240
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 120
160
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 900
930
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 890
880
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
400
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 120
43
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
19

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 23
26
Density, g/cm3 8.2
8.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 45
44
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 74 to 140
99
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 89 to 630
250
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 6.9
7.3
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 11 to 14
16
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 13 to 15
16
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 37
13
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11 to 14
16

Alloy Composition

Copper (Cu), % 60 to 63
75 to 80
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.2
Lead (Pb), % 3.5 to 4.5
0.5 to 1.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 0.4
Silicon (Si), % 0
2.5 to 3.5
Zinc (Zn), % 32.4 to 36.5
13.9 to 22
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5