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C68300 Brass vs. C83300 Brass

Both C68300 brass and C83300 brass are copper alloys. They have 65% 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 C68300 brass and the bottom bar is C83300 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 100
110
Elongation at Break, % 15
35
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 40
42
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 430
220
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 260
69

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 180
200
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 120
180
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 900
1060
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 890
1030
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 120
160
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
18

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 23
30
Density, g/cm3 8.0
8.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 46
44
Embodied Water, L/kg 340
320

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 56
60
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 330
21
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.3
7.0
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 20
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 15
6.9
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16
9.2
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 38
48
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
7.9

Alloy Composition

Antimony (Sb), % 0.3 to 1.0
0
Cadmium (Cd), % 0 to 0.010
0
Copper (Cu), % 59 to 63
92 to 94
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.090
1.0 to 2.0
Silicon (Si), % 0.3 to 1.0
0
Tin (Sn), % 0.050 to 0.2
1.0 to 2.0
Zinc (Zn), % 34.2 to 40.4
2.0 to 6.0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.7