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C66900 Brass vs. C33000 Brass

Both C66900 brass and C33000 brass are copper alloys. They have 88% 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 C66900 brass and the bottom bar is C33000 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
110
Elongation at Break, % 1.1 to 26
7.0 to 60
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.31
Rockwell Superficial 30T Hardness 60 to 88
26 to 69
Shear Modulus, GPa 45
40
Shear Strength, MPa 290 to 440
240 to 300
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 460 to 770
320 to 520
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 330 to 760
110 to 450

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 190
180
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 150
130
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 860
940
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 850
900
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 400
390
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
20

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 3.4
26
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.8
29

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 23
24
Density, g/cm3 8.2
8.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 46
45
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
320

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 4.6 to 200
35 to 150
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 460 to 2450
60 to 950
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 8.1
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 20
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 15 to 26
11 to 18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16 to 23
13 to 18
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14 to 23
11 to 17

Alloy Composition

Copper (Cu), % 62.5 to 64.5
65 to 68
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.070
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.050
0.25 to 0.7
Manganese (Mn), % 11.5 to 12.5
0
Zinc (Zn), % 22.5 to 26
30.8 to 34.8
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.4

Comparable Variants