C68300 Brass vs. ASTM B628 Ag-Cu

C68300 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while ASTM B628 Ag-Cu belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals. They have a modest 28% of their average alloy composition in common, which, by itself, doesn't mean much. There are 17 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (13, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C68300 brass and the bottom bar is ASTM B628 Ag-Cu.

UNS C68300 Antimony-Silicon Brass ASTM B628 Silver-Copper Eutectic Electrical Contact Alloy

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		100
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		83

Elongation at Break, %		15
Elongation at Break, %		1.1 to 17

Poisson's Ratio		0.31
Poisson's Ratio		0.36

Shear Modulus, GPa		40
Shear Modulus, GPa		31

Shear Strength, MPa		260
Shear Strength, MPa		210 to 430

Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		430
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		350 to 760

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		180
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		140

Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		900
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		780

Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		890
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		780

Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		280

Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		20
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		19

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm³		8.0
Density, g/cm³		10

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		7.3
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		4.6

Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		20
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		14

Strength to Weight: Axial, points		15
Strength to Weight: Axial, points		9.5 to 21

Strength to Weight: Bending, points		16
Strength to Weight: Bending, points		11 to 18

Thermal Shock Resistance, points		14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points		16 to 34

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), %		0
Aluminum (Al), %		0 to 0.0050

Antimony (Sb), %		0.3 to 1.0
Antimony (Sb), %		0

Cadmium (Cd), %		0 to 0.010
Cadmium (Cd), %		0 to 0.050

Copper (Cu), %		59 to 63
Copper (Cu), %		26.6 to 29

Iron (Fe), %		0
Iron (Fe), %		0 to 0.050

Lead (Pb), %		0 to 0.090
Lead (Pb), %		0 to 0.030

Nickel (Ni), %		0
Nickel (Ni), %		0 to 0.010

Phosphorus (P), %		0
Phosphorus (P), %		0 to 0.030

Silicon (Si), %		0.3 to 1.0
Silicon (Si), %		0

Silver (Ag), %		0
Silver (Ag), %		71 to 73

Tin (Sn), %		0.050 to 0.2
Tin (Sn), %		0

Zinc (Zn), %		34.2 to 40.4
Zinc (Zn), %		0 to 0.060

Residuals, %		0
Residuals, %		0 to 0.21