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C43000 Brass vs. C99400 Brass

Both C43000 brass and C99400 brass are copper alloys. They have 88% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C43000 brass and the bottom bar is C99400 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
120
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 42
44
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 320 to 710
460 to 550
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 130 to 550
230 to 370

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 190
230
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1030
1070
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1000
1020
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
400
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 27
17
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 28
17

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 29
30
Density, g/cm3 8.6
8.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 46
45
Embodied Water, L/kg 330
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 82 to 1350
230 to 590
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.1
7.5
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 10 to 23
15 to 17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 12 to 20
15 to 17
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11 to 25
16 to 19

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0.5 to 2.0
Copper (Cu), % 84 to 87
83.5 to 96.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.050
1.0 to 3.0
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.25
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
1.0 to 3.5
Silicon (Si), % 0
0.5 to 2.0
Tin (Sn), % 1.7 to 2.7
0
Zinc (Zn), % 9.7 to 14.3
0.5 to 5.0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.3