MakeItFrom.com
Menu (ESC)

C66900 Brass vs. CC490K Brass

Both C66900 brass and CC490K brass are copper alloys. They have 72% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 26 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C66900 brass and the bottom bar is CC490K brass.

Metric UnitsUS Customary Units

Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
110
Elongation at Break, % 1.1 to 26
15
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 45
40
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 460 to 770
230
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 330 to 760
110

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 190
190
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 150
160
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 860
980
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 850
910
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 400
370
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
19

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 3.4
16
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.8
16

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 23
30
Density, g/cm3 8.2
8.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
2.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 46
47
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
340

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 4.6 to 200
28
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 460 to 2450
54
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 8.1
6.8
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 20
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 15 to 26
7.3
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16 to 23
9.5
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14 to 23
8.2

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.010
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.3
Copper (Cu), % 62.5 to 64.5
81 to 86
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.5
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.050
3.0 to 6.0
Manganese (Mn), % 11.5 to 12.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 2.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.050
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.010
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.1
Tin (Sn), % 0
2.0 to 3.5
Zinc (Zn), % 22.5 to 26
7.0 to 9.5
Residuals, % 0 to 0.2
0