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C66900 Brass vs. C66200 Brass

Both C66900 brass and C66200 brass are copper alloys. They have 73% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 27 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 C66200 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
110
Elongation at Break, % 1.1 to 26
8.0 to 15
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 45
42
Shear Strength, MPa 290 to 440
270 to 300
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 460 to 770
450 to 520
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 330 to 760
410 to 480

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 190
200
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 150
180
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 860
1070
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 850
1030
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 400
390
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 3.4
35
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.8
36

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 23
29
Density, g/cm3 8.2
8.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 46
43
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
320

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 4.6 to 200
40 to 66
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 460 to 2450
760 to 1030
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 8.1
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 20
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 15 to 26
14 to 17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16 to 23
15 to 16
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14 to 23
16 to 18

Alloy Composition

Copper (Cu), % 62.5 to 64.5
86.6 to 91
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.050
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.050
Manganese (Mn), % 11.5 to 12.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0.3 to 1.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0.050 to 0.2
Tin (Sn), % 0
0.2 to 0.7
Zinc (Zn), % 22.5 to 26
6.5 to 12.9
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5