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C68000 Brass vs. C46500 Brass

Both C68000 brass and C46500 brass are copper alloys. 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 (6, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C68000 brass and the bottom bar is C46500 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 100
100
Elongation at Break, % 27
18 to 50
Poisson's Ratio 0.3
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 40
40
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 390
380 to 610
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 140
190 to 490

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 170
170
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 120
120
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 880
900
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 870
890
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
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 48
47
Embodied Water, L/kg 330
330

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 82
99 to 160
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 95
170 to 1170
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.3
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 20
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 14
13 to 21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 15
15 to 20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 31
38
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13
13 to 20

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.010
0
Arsenic (As), % 0
0.020 to 0.060
Copper (Cu), % 56 to 60
59 to 62
Iron (Fe), % 0.25 to 1.3
0 to 0.1
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.2
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
0.5 to 1.0
Zinc (Zn), % 35.6 to 42.8
36.2 to 40.5
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.4