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C66200 Brass vs. C24000 Brass

Both C66200 brass and C24000 brass are copper alloys. They have 90% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C66200 brass and the bottom bar is C24000 brass.

UNS C66200 Nickel BrassUNS C24000 (CW503L) Low Brass
Metric UnitsUS Customary Units

Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
110
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 42
42
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 450 to 520
310 to 640

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 200
190
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 180
160
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1070
1000
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1030
970
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 150
140
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
19

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 35
32
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 36
34

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 29
27
Density, g/cm3 8.7
8.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 43
43
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
320

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 14 to 17
10 to 21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 15 to 16
12 to 20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 45
43
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16 to 18
10 to 22

Alloy Composition

Copper (Cu), % 86.6 to 91
78.5 to 81.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.050
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.050
Nickel (Ni), % 0.3 to 1.0
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0.050 to 0.2
0
Tin (Sn), % 0.2 to 0.7
0
Zinc (Zn), % 6.5 to 12.9
18.2 to 21.5
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.2