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C46400 Brass vs. CC763S Brass

Both C46400 brass and CC763S brass are copper alloys. They have a moderately high 91% 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 C46400 brass and the bottom bar is CC763S brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 100
110
Elongation at Break, % 17 to 40
7.3
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 40
41
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 400 to 500
490
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 160 to 320
270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 170
190
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 120
140
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 900
870
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 890
830
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
400
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
20

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 26
29
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 29
32

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 23
24
Density, g/cm3 8.0
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
2.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 47
49
Embodied Water, L/kg 330
330

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 76 to 140
30
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 120 to 500
340
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
7.5
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 20
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 14 to 17
17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 15 to 17
17
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13 to 16
16

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
1.0 to 2.5
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.080
Copper (Cu), % 59 to 62
56.5 to 67
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.1
0.5 to 2.0
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 1.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0
1.0 to 3.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 2.5
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 1.0
Tin (Sn), % 0.5 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Zinc (Zn), % 36.3 to 40.5
18.9 to 41
Residuals, % 0 to 0.4
0