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C66900 Brass vs. C46200 Brass

Both C66900 brass and C46200 brass are copper alloys. They have 88% 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 C46200 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
100
Elongation at Break, % 1.1 to 26
17 to 34
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 45
40
Shear Strength, MPa 290 to 440
240 to 290
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 460 to 770
370 to 480
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 330 to 760
120 to 290

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 190
170
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 150
120
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 860
840
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 850
800
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 400
380
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
20

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 23
24
Density, g/cm3 8.2
8.1
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
69 to 100
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 460 to 2450
72 to 400
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 8.1
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 20
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 15 to 26
13 to 16
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16 to 23
14 to 17
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14 to 23
12 to 16

Alloy Composition

Copper (Cu), % 62.5 to 64.5
62 to 65
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.1
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.2
Manganese (Mn), % 11.5 to 12.5
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0.5 to 1.0
Zinc (Zn), % 22.5 to 26
33.3 to 37.5
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.4

Comparable Variants