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C43000 Brass vs. C66200 Brass

Both C43000 brass and C66200 brass are copper alloys. They have a very high 96% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C43000 brass and the bottom bar is C66200 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
110
Elongation at Break, % 3.0 to 55
8.0 to 15
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 42
42
Shear Strength, MPa 230 to 410
270 to 300
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 320 to 710
450 to 520
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 130 to 550
410 to 480

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 190
200
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
180
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1030
1070
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1000
1030
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 120
150
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 27
35
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 28
36

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 29
29
Density, g/cm3 8.6
8.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 46
43
Embodied Water, L/kg 330
320

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 20 to 150
40 to 66
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 82 to 1350
760 to 1030
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.1
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 10 to 23
14 to 17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 12 to 20
15 to 16
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 36
45
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11 to 25
16 to 18

Alloy Composition

Copper (Cu), % 84 to 87
86.6 to 91
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.050
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.050
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0.3 to 1.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0.050 to 0.2
Tin (Sn), % 1.7 to 2.7
0.2 to 0.7
Zinc (Zn), % 9.7 to 14.3
6.5 to 12.9
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5