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C68300 Brass vs. C69700 Brass

Both C68300 brass and C69700 brass are copper alloys. They have 80% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 27 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (1, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C68300 brass and the bottom bar is C69700 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 100
110
Elongation at Break, % 15
25
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 40
41
Shear Strength, MPa 260
300
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 430
470
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 260
230

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 180
240
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 120
160
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 900
930
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 890
880
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
400
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 120
43
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
19

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 23
26
Density, g/cm3 8.0
8.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 46
44
Embodied Water, L/kg 340
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 56
99
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 330
250
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.3
7.3
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 20
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 15
16
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16
16
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 38
13
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
16

Alloy Composition

Antimony (Sb), % 0.3 to 1.0
0
Cadmium (Cd), % 0 to 0.010
0
Copper (Cu), % 59 to 63
75 to 80
Iron (Fe), % 0
0 to 0.2
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.090
0.5 to 1.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 0.4
Silicon (Si), % 0.3 to 1.0
2.5 to 3.5
Tin (Sn), % 0.050 to 0.2
0
Zinc (Zn), % 34.2 to 40.4
13.9 to 22
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5