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C37100 Brass vs. C66200 Brass

Both C37100 brass and C66200 brass are copper alloys. They have 70% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (1, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C37100 brass and the bottom bar is C66200 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 100
110
Elongation at Break, % 8.0 to 40
8.0 to 15
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 40
42
Shear Strength, MPa 260 to 300
270 to 300
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 370 to 520
450 to 520
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 150 to 390
410 to 480

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 27
35
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 30
36

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 23
29
Density, g/cm3 8.0
8.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 45
43
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
320

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 38 to 120
40 to 66
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 110 to 750
760 to 1030
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 20
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 13 to 18
14 to 17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 14 to 18
15 to 16
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 39
45
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12 to 17
16 to 18

Alloy Composition

Copper (Cu), % 58 to 62
86.6 to 91
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.050
Lead (Pb), % 0.6 to 1.2
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), % 36.3 to 41.4
6.5 to 12.9
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5