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C48600 Brass vs. C68000 Brass

Both C48600 brass and C68000 brass are copper alloys. They have a very high 96% 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 C48600 brass and the bottom bar is C68000 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 100
100
Elongation at Break, % 20 to 25
27
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.3
Shear Modulus, GPa 39
40
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 280 to 360
390
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 110 to 170
140

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 170
170
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 120
120
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 900
880
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 890
870
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 110
96
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
21

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 24
23
Density, g/cm3 8.1
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 47
48
Embodied Water, L/kg 330
330

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 55 to 59
82
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 61 to 140
95
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.1
7.3
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 9.5 to 12
14
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 12 to 14
15
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 36
31
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 9.3 to 12
13

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.010
Arsenic (As), % 0.020 to 0.25
0
Copper (Cu), % 59 to 62
56 to 60
Iron (Fe), % 0
0.25 to 1.3
Lead (Pb), % 1.0 to 2.5
0 to 0.050
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0.010 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0.2 to 0.8
Silicon (Si), % 0
0.040 to 0.15
Tin (Sn), % 0.3 to 1.5
0.75 to 1.1
Zinc (Zn), % 33.4 to 39.7
35.6 to 42.8
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5