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C66700 Brass vs. C38000 Brass

Both C66700 brass and C38000 brass are copper alloys. They have 86% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 27 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C66700 brass and the bottom bar is C38000 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
100
Elongation at Break, % 2.0 to 58
17
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 41
39
Shear Strength, MPa 250 to 530
230
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 340 to 690
380
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 100 to 640
120

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 180
170
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 140
110
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1090
800
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1050
760
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 97
110
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
21

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 25
22
Density, g/cm3 8.2
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 45
46
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
330

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 13 to 150
50
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 49 to 1900
74
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.3
7.1
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 11 to 23
13
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 13 to 21
14
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 30
37
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11 to 23
13

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.5
Copper (Cu), % 68.5 to 71.5
55 to 60
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.35
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.070
1.5 to 2.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0.8 to 1.5
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.3
Zinc (Zn), % 26.3 to 30.7
35.9 to 43.5
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5