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C66200 Brass vs. C48600 Brass

Both C66200 brass and C48600 brass are copper alloys. They have 71% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (1, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C66200 brass and the bottom bar is C48600 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
100
Elongation at Break, % 8.0 to 15
20 to 25
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 42
39
Shear Strength, MPa 270 to 300
180 to 230
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 450 to 520
280 to 360
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 410 to 480
110 to 170

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 200
170
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 180
120
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1070
900
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1030
890
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 150
110
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
21

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 35
25
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 36
28

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 29
24
Density, g/cm3 8.7
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 43
47
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
330

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 40 to 66
55 to 59
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 760 to 1030
61 to 140
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
7.1
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 14 to 17
9.5 to 12
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 15 to 16
12 to 14
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 45
36
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16 to 18
9.3 to 12

Alloy Composition

Arsenic (As), % 0
0.020 to 0.25
Copper (Cu), % 86.6 to 91
59 to 62
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.050
0
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.050
1.0 to 2.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0.3 to 1.0
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0.050 to 0.2
0
Tin (Sn), % 0.2 to 0.7
0.3 to 1.5
Zinc (Zn), % 6.5 to 12.9
33.4 to 39.7
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.4