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C68300 Brass vs. C87400 Brass

Both C68300 brass and C87400 brass are copper alloys. They have 76% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 26 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C68300 brass and the bottom bar is C87400 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 100
110
Elongation at Break, % 15
21
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 40
41
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 430
390
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 260
160

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 180
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 120
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 900
920
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 890
820
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
400
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 120
28
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
18

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 23
27
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
65
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 330
120
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.3
7.4
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 20
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 15
13
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16
14
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 38
8.3
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
14

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.8
Antimony (Sb), % 0.3 to 1.0
0
Cadmium (Cd), % 0 to 0.010
0
Copper (Cu), % 59 to 63
79 to 85.5
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.090
0 to 1.0
Silicon (Si), % 0.3 to 1.0
2.5 to 4.0
Tin (Sn), % 0.050 to 0.2
0
Zinc (Zn), % 34.2 to 40.4
12 to 16
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.8