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C48500 Brass vs. C66200 Brass

Both C48500 brass and C66200 brass are copper alloys. They have 71% of their average alloy composition in common.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C48500 brass and the bottom bar is C66200 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 100
110
Elongation at Break, % 13 to 40
8.0 to 15
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 39
42
Shear Strength, MPa 250 to 300
270 to 300
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 400 to 500
450 to 520
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 160 to 320
410 to 480

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 170
200
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 120
180
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 900
1070
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 890
1030
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 120
150
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 26
35
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 29
36

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 23
29
Density, g/cm3 8.1
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: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 56 to 140
40 to 66
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 120 to 500
760 to 1030
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.1
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 14 to 17
14 to 17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 15 to 17
15 to 16
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 38
45
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13 to 17
16 to 18

Alloy Composition

Copper (Cu), % 59 to 62
86.6 to 91
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.050
Lead (Pb), % 1.3 to 2.2
0 to 0.050
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0.3 to 1.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0.050 to 0.2
Tin (Sn), % 0.5 to 1.0
0.2 to 0.7
Zinc (Zn), % 34.3 to 39.2
6.5 to 12.9
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5