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C38000 Brass vs. C99700 Brass

Both C38000 brass and C99700 brass are copper alloys. They have 81% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C38000 brass and the bottom bar is C99700 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 100
120
Elongation at Break, % 17
25
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 39
46
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 380
380
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 120
170

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 170
200
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 110
160
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 800
900
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 760
880
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
410
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
20

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 22
25
Density, g/cm3 8.0
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
3.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 46
53
Embodied Water, L/kg 330
320

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 50
78
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 74
120
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.1
8.3
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 14
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13
11

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.5
0.5 to 3.0
Copper (Cu), % 55 to 60
54 to 65.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.35
0 to 1.0
Lead (Pb), % 1.5 to 2.5
0 to 2.0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
11 to 15
Nickel (Ni), % 0
4.0 to 6.0
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 1.0
Zinc (Zn), % 35.9 to 43.5
19 to 25
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.3