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C69400 Brass vs. C68000 Brass

Both C69400 brass and C68000 brass are copper alloys. They have 72% 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 C69400 brass and the bottom bar is C68000 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
100
Elongation at Break, % 17
27
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.3
Shear Modulus, GPa 42
40
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 570
390
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270
140

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
170
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
120
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 920
880
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 820
870
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 410
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 26
96
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
21

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 27
23
Density, g/cm3 8.3
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 44
48
Embodied Water, L/kg 300
330

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 80
82
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 340
95
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.4
7.3
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19
14
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
15
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 7.7
31
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 20
13

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.010
Copper (Cu), % 80 to 83
56 to 60
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.2
0.25 to 1.3
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 0.050
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0.010 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0.2 to 0.8
Silicon (Si), % 3.5 to 4.5
0.040 to 0.15
Tin (Sn), % 0
0.75 to 1.1
Zinc (Zn), % 11.5 to 16.5
35.6 to 42.8
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5