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C42500 Brass vs. C99700 Brass

Both C42500 brass and C99700 brass are copper alloys. They have 69% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 26 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 C42500 brass and the bottom bar is C99700 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
120
Elongation at Break, % 2.0 to 49
25
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 42
46
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 310 to 630
380
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 120 to 590
170

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 200
200
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 180
160
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1030
900
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1010
880
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
410
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
20

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 28
3.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 29
3.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 30
25
Density, g/cm3 8.7
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
3.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 46
53
Embodied Water, L/kg 330
320

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 12 to 130
78
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 64 to 1570
120
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.1
8.3
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 9.9 to 20
13
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 12 to 19
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11 to 22
11

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0.5 to 3.0
Copper (Cu), % 87 to 90
54 to 65.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 1.0
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 2.0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
11 to 15
Nickel (Ni), % 0
4.0 to 6.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.35
0
Tin (Sn), % 1.5 to 3.0
0 to 1.0
Zinc (Zn), % 6.1 to 11.5
19 to 25
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.3