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 |