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C68000 Brass vs. C69300 Brass

Both C68000 brass and C69300 brass are copper alloys. They have 80% 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 C69300 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 100
110
Elongation at Break, % 27
8.5 to 15
Poisson's Ratio 0.3
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 40
41
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 390
550 to 630
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 140
300 to 390

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 170
240
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 120
160
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 880
880
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 870
860
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
400
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 96
38
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
19

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 23
26
Density, g/cm3 8.0
8.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 48
45
Embodied Water, L/kg 330
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 82
47 to 70
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 95
400 to 700
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.3
7.4
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 20
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 14
19 to 21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 15
18 to 20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 31
12
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13
19 to 22

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.010
0
Copper (Cu), % 56 to 60
73 to 77
Iron (Fe), % 0.25 to 1.3
0 to 0.1
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.090
Manganese (Mn), % 0.010 to 0.5
0 to 0.1
Nickel (Ni), % 0.2 to 0.8
0 to 0.1
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0.040 to 0.15
Silicon (Si), % 0.040 to 0.15
2.7 to 3.4
Tin (Sn), % 0.75 to 1.1
0 to 0.2
Zinc (Zn), % 35.6 to 42.8
18.4 to 24.3
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5