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C68000 Brass vs. C48600 Brass

Both C68000 brass and C48600 brass are copper alloys. They have a very high 96% 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 C48600 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 100
100
Elongation at Break, % 27
20 to 25
Poisson's Ratio 0.3
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 40
39
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 390
280 to 360
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 140
110 to 170

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
110
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
21

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 23
24
Density, g/cm3 8.0
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 48
47
Embodied Water, L/kg 330
330

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 82
55 to 59
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 95
61 to 140
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.3
7.1
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 20
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 14
9.5 to 12
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 15
12 to 14
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 31
36
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13
9.3 to 12

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.010
0
Arsenic (As), % 0
0.020 to 0.25
Copper (Cu), % 56 to 60
59 to 62
Iron (Fe), % 0.25 to 1.3
0
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.050
1.0 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
0.3 to 1.5
Zinc (Zn), % 35.6 to 42.8
33.4 to 39.7
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.4