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C68400 Brass vs. C99700 Brass

Both C68400 brass and C99700 brass are copper alloys. They have 84% 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 C68400 brass and the bottom bar is C99700 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
120
Elongation at Break, % 18
25
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 41
46
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 540
380
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 310
170

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 210
200
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 130
160
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 840
900
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 820
880
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 400
410
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
20

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 87
3.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 99
3.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 23
25
Density, g/cm3 7.9
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
3.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 47
53
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
320

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 81
78
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 460
120
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.5
8.3
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 20
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19
13
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 18
11

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.5
0.5 to 3.0
Boron (B), % 0.0010 to 0.030
0
Copper (Cu), % 59 to 64
54 to 65.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.090
0 to 2.0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.2 to 1.5
11 to 15
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.5
4.0 to 6.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0.030 to 0.3
0
Silicon (Si), % 1.5 to 2.5
0
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 1.0
Zinc (Zn), % 28.6 to 39.3
19 to 25
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.3