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C66900 Brass vs. C99400 Brass

Both C66900 brass and C99400 brass are copper alloys. They have 67% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C66900 brass and the bottom bar is C99400 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
120
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 45
44
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 460 to 770
460 to 550
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 330 to 760
230 to 370

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 190
230
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 150
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 860
1070
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 850
1020
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 400
400
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 3.4
17
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.8
17

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 23
30
Density, g/cm3 8.2
8.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 46
45
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 460 to 2450
230 to 590
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 8.1
7.5
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 20
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 15 to 26
15 to 17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16 to 23
15 to 17
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14 to 23
16 to 19

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0.5 to 2.0
Copper (Cu), % 62.5 to 64.5
83.5 to 96.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.25
1.0 to 3.0
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.25
Manganese (Mn), % 11.5 to 12.5
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
1.0 to 3.5
Silicon (Si), % 0
0.5 to 2.0
Zinc (Zn), % 22.5 to 26
0.5 to 5.0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.3