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C43000 Brass vs. C99700 Brass

Both C43000 brass and C99700 brass are copper alloys. They have 72% 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 C43000 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, % 3.0 to 55
25
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 42
46
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 320 to 710
380
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 130 to 550
170

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 190
200
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
160
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1030
900
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1000
880
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
410
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
20

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 27
3.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 28
3.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 29
25
Density, g/cm3 8.6
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 20 to 150
78
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 82 to 1350
120
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.1
8.3
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 10 to 23
13
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 12 to 20
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11 to 25
11

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0.5 to 3.0
Copper (Cu), % 84 to 87
54 to 65.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 1.0
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 2.0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
11 to 15
Nickel (Ni), % 0
4.0 to 6.0
Tin (Sn), % 1.7 to 2.7
0 to 1.0
Zinc (Zn), % 9.7 to 14.3
19 to 25
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.3