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C66700 Brass vs. C68100 Brass

Both C66700 brass and C68100 brass are copper alloys. They have 87% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 28 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 C68100 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
100
Elongation at Break, % 2.0 to 58
29
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.3
Shear Modulus, GPa 41
40
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 340 to 690
380
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 100 to 640
140

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 180
170
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 140
120
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1090
890
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1050
870
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 97
98
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
21

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 17
24
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 19
27

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 25
23
Density, g/cm3 8.2
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 45
47
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
330

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 13 to 150
86
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 49 to 1900
94
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.3
7.3
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 11 to 23
13
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 13 to 21
15
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 30
32
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11 to 23
13

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.010
Copper (Cu), % 68.5 to 71.5
56 to 60
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.1
0.25 to 1.3
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.070
0 to 0.050
Manganese (Mn), % 0.8 to 1.5
0.010 to 0.5
Silicon (Si), % 0
0.040 to 0.15
Tin (Sn), % 0
0.75 to 1.1
Zinc (Zn), % 26.3 to 30.7
36.4 to 43
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5