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C66700 Brass vs. C99300 Copper

Both C66700 brass and C99300 copper are copper alloys. They have 70% 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 C99300 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
120
Elongation at Break, % 2.0 to 58
2.0
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 41
46
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 340 to 690
660
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 100 to 640
380

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 180
240
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 140
250
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1090
1080
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1050
1070
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
450
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 97
43
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 17
9.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 19
9.8

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 25
35
Density, g/cm3 8.2
8.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
4.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 45
70
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
400

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 13 to 150
11
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 49 to 1900
590
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.3
8.3
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 11 to 23
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 13 to 21
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 30
12
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11 to 23
22

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
10.7 to 11.5
Cobalt (Co), % 0
1.0 to 2.0
Copper (Cu), % 68.5 to 71.5
68.6 to 74.4
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.1
0.4 to 1.0
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.070
0 to 0.020
Manganese (Mn), % 0.8 to 1.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
13.5 to 16.5
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.020
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.050
Zinc (Zn), % 26.3 to 30.7
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.3