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C43500 Brass vs. C66200 Brass

Both C43500 brass and C66200 brass are copper alloys. They have a moderately high 91% of their average alloy composition in common.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C43500 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, % 8.5 to 46
8.0 to 15
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 42
42
Shear Strength, MPa 220 to 310
270 to 300
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 320 to 530
450 to 520
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 120 to 480
410 to 480

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 190
200
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 160
180
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1000
1070
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 970
1030
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 120
150
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 19
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 28
35
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 30
36

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 28
29
Density, g/cm3 8.5
8.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 45
43
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
320

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 44 to 120
40 to 66
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 65 to 1040
760 to 1030
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 10 to 17
14 to 17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 12 to 17
15 to 16
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 37
45
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11 to 18
16 to 18

Alloy Composition

Copper (Cu), % 79 to 83
86.6 to 91
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.050
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.090
0 to 0.050
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0.3 to 1.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0.050 to 0.2
Tin (Sn), % 0.6 to 1.2
0.2 to 0.7
Zinc (Zn), % 15.4 to 20.4
6.5 to 12.9
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5