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C69300 Brass vs. C99400 Brass

Both C69300 brass and C99400 brass are copper alloys. They have 79% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C69300 brass and the bottom bar is C99400 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
120
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 41
44
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 550 to 630
460 to 550
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 300 to 390
230 to 370

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 240
230
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 160
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 880
1070
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 860
1020
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 400
400
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 19
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 8.0
17
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.8
17

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 26
30
Density, g/cm3 8.2
8.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 45
45
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 400 to 700
230 to 590
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.4
7.5
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19 to 21
15 to 17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18 to 20
15 to 17
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19 to 22
16 to 19

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0.5 to 2.0
Copper (Cu), % 73 to 77
83.5 to 96.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.1
1.0 to 3.0
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.090
0 to 0.25
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.1
1.0 to 3.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0.040 to 0.15
0
Silicon (Si), % 2.7 to 3.4
0.5 to 2.0
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.2
0
Zinc (Zn), % 18.4 to 24.3
0.5 to 5.0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.3