C37100 Brass vs. C66700 Brass
Both C37100 brass and C66700 brass are copper alloys. They have 89% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 30 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 C66700 brass.
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Mechanical Properties
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 100 | |
110 |
Elongation at Break, % | 8.0 to 40 | |
2.0 to 58 |
Poisson's Ratio | 0.31 | |
0.31 |
Rockwell Superficial 30T Hardness | 43 to 71 | |
30 to 90 |
Shear Modulus, GPa | 40 | |
41 |
Shear Strength, MPa | 260 to 300 | |
250 to 530 |
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 370 to 520 | |
340 to 690 |
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 150 to 390 | |
100 to 640 |
Thermal Properties
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 170 | |
180 |
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 120 | |
140 |
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 900 | |
1090 |
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 890 | |
1050 |
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 380 | |
390 |
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 120 | |
97 |
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 21 | |
20 |
Electrical Properties
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 27 | |
17 |
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 30 | |
19 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Base Metal Price, % relative | 23 | |
25 |
Density, g/cm3 | 8.0 | |
8.2 |
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 2.7 | |
2.7 |
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 45 | |
45 |
Embodied Water, L/kg | 320 | |
320 |
Common Calculations
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 38 to 120 | |
13 to 150 |
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 110 to 750 | |
49 to 1900 |
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 7.2 | |
7.3 |
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 20 | |
19 |
Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 13 to 18 | |
11 to 23 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 14 to 18 | |
13 to 21 |
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 39 | |
30 |
Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 12 to 17 | |
11 to 23 |
Alloy Composition
Copper (Cu), % | 58 to 62 | |
68.5 to 71.5 |
Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 0.15 | |
0 to 0.1 |
Lead (Pb), % | 0.6 to 1.2 | |
0 to 0.070 |
Manganese (Mn), % | 0 | |
0.8 to 1.5 |
Zinc (Zn), % | 36.3 to 41.4 | |
26.3 to 30.7 |
Residuals, % | 0 | |
0 to 0.5 |