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C68000 Brass vs. CC761S Brass

Both C68000 brass and CC761S brass are copper alloys. Both are furnished in the as-fabricated (no temper or treatment) condition. They have 73% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 26 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 C68000 brass and the bottom bar is CC761S brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 100
110
Elongation at Break, % 27
8.7
Poisson's Ratio 0.3
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 40
42
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 390
540
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 140
340

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 170
260
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 120
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 880
960
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 870
910
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
410
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 96
27
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
18

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 23
27
Density, g/cm3 8.0
8.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 48
45
Embodied Water, L/kg 330
300

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 82
41
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 95
530
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.3
7.4
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 20
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 14
18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 15
18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 31
8.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13
19

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.1
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.050
Copper (Cu), % 56 to 60
78 to 83
Iron (Fe), % 0.25 to 1.3
0 to 0.6
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0.010 to 0.5
0 to 0.2
Nickel (Ni), % 0.2 to 0.8
0 to 1.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0.040 to 0.15
3.0 to 5.0
Tin (Sn), % 0.75 to 1.1
0 to 0.3
Zinc (Zn), % 35.6 to 42.8
8.9 to 19
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0