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C66200 Brass vs. C68100 Brass

Both C66200 brass and C68100 brass are copper alloys. They have 68% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C66200 brass and the bottom bar is C68100 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
100
Elongation at Break, % 8.0 to 15
29
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.3
Shear Modulus, GPa 42
40
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 450 to 520
380
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 410 to 480
140

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 200
170
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 180
120
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1070
890
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1030
870
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 150
98
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
21

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 35
24
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 36
27

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 29
23
Density, g/cm3 8.7
7.9
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
86
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 760 to 1030
94
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
7.3
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 14 to 17
13
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 15 to 16
15
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 45
32
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16 to 18
13

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.010
Copper (Cu), % 86.6 to 91
56 to 60
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.050
0.25 to 1.3
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.050
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0.010 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0.3 to 1.0
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0.050 to 0.2
0
Silicon (Si), % 0
0.040 to 0.15
Tin (Sn), % 0.2 to 0.7
0.75 to 1.1
Zinc (Zn), % 6.5 to 12.9
36.4 to 43
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5