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C49300 Brass vs. C99400 Brass

Both C49300 brass and C99400 brass are copper alloys. They have 64% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 24 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 C49300 brass and the bottom bar is C99400 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 100
120
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 40
44
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 430 to 520
460 to 550
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 210 to 410
230 to 370

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 170
230
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 120
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 880
1070
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 840
1020
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
400
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 15
17
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 17
17

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 26
30
Density, g/cm3 8.0
8.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.0
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 50
45
Embodied Water, L/kg 370
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 220 to 800
230 to 590
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
7.5
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 15 to 18
15 to 17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16 to 18
15 to 17
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14 to 18
16 to 19

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.5
0.5 to 2.0
Antimony (Sb), % 0 to 0.5
0
Bismuth (Bi), % 0.5 to 2.0
0
Copper (Cu), % 58 to 62
83.5 to 96.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.1
1.0 to 3.0
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.25
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 1.5
1.0 to 3.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.2
0
Selenium (Se), % 0 to 0.2
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.1
0.5 to 2.0
Tin (Sn), % 1.0 to 1.8
0
Zinc (Zn), % 30.6 to 40.5
0.5 to 5.0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.3