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C66900 Brass vs. C38000 Brass

Both C66900 brass and C38000 brass are copper alloys. They have 82% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 25 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 C38000 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
100
Elongation at Break, % 1.1 to 26
17
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 45
39
Shear Strength, MPa 290 to 440
230
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 460 to 770
380
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 330 to 760
120

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 190
170
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 150
110
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 860
800
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 850
760
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 400
380
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
21

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 23
22
Density, g/cm3 8.2
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 46
46
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
330

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 4.6 to 200
50
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 460 to 2450
74
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 8.1
7.1
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 20
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 15 to 26
13
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16 to 23
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14 to 23
13

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.5
Copper (Cu), % 62.5 to 64.5
55 to 60
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.35
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.050
1.5 to 2.5
Manganese (Mn), % 11.5 to 12.5
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.3
Zinc (Zn), % 22.5 to 26
35.9 to 43.5
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5