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C68000 Brass vs. C37700 Brass

Both C68000 brass and C37700 brass are copper alloys. Both are furnished in the as-fabricated (no temper or treatment) condition. They have a very high 97% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 26 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 C68000 brass and the bottom bar is C37700 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 100
100
Elongation at Break, % 27
40
Poisson's Ratio 0.3
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 40
39
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 390
400
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 140
160

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 170
170
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 120
120
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 880
890
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 870
880
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 96
120
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
21

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 23
23
Density, g/cm3 8.0
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 48
45
Embodied Water, L/kg 330
320

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 82
130
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 95
120
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.3
7.1
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 20
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 15
15
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 31
39
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13
13

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.010
0
Copper (Cu), % 56 to 60
58 to 61
Iron (Fe), % 0.25 to 1.3
0 to 0.3
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.050
1.5 to 2.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0.010 to 0.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0.2 to 0.8
0
Silicon (Si), % 0.040 to 0.15
0
Tin (Sn), % 0.75 to 1.1
0
Zinc (Zn), % 35.6 to 42.8
35.7 to 40.5
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5