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C44300 Brass vs. C66900 Brass

Both C44300 brass and C66900 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 C44300 brass and the bottom bar is C66900 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
120
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 41
45
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 350
460 to 770
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 120
330 to 760

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 180
190
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 140
150
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 940
860
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 900
850
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
400
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
20

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 25
3.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 27
3.8

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 26
23
Density, g/cm3 8.3
8.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 46
46
Embodied Water, L/kg 330
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 65
460 to 2450
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
8.1
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 12
15 to 26
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 13
16 to 23
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12
14 to 23

Alloy Composition

Arsenic (As), % 0.020 to 0.060
0
Copper (Cu), % 70 to 73
62.5 to 64.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.060
0 to 0.25
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.070
0 to 0.050
Manganese (Mn), % 0
11.5 to 12.5
Tin (Sn), % 0.9 to 1.2
0
Zinc (Zn), % 25.2 to 29.1
22.5 to 26
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.2