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C44500 Brass vs. C66200 Brass

Both C44500 brass and C66200 brass are copper alloys. They have 82% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 26 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C44500 brass and the bottom bar is C66200 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
110
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 41
42
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 350
450 to 520
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 120
410 to 480

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 180
200
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 140
180
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 940
1070
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 900
1030
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 110
150
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 25
35
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 27
36

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 26
29
Density, g/cm3 8.3
8.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 46
43
Embodied Water, L/kg 330
320

Common Calculations

Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 65
760 to 1030
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 12
14 to 17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 13
15 to 16
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 35
45
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12
16 to 18

Alloy Composition

Copper (Cu), % 70 to 73
86.6 to 91
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.060
0 to 0.050
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.070
0 to 0.050
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0.3 to 1.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0.020 to 0.1
0.050 to 0.2
Tin (Sn), % 0.9 to 1.2
0.2 to 0.7
Zinc (Zn), % 25.2 to 29.1
6.5 to 12.9
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5