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C69400 Brass vs. C68800 Brass

Both C69400 brass and C68800 brass are copper alloys. They have 88% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C69400 brass and the bottom bar is C68800 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
110
Elongation at Break, % 17
2.0 to 36
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 42
41
Shear Strength, MPa 350
380 to 510
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 570
570 to 890
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270
390 to 790

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
190
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
160
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 920
960
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 820
950
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 410
400
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 26
40
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
19

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 6.2
18
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 6.7
20

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 27
26
Density, g/cm3 8.3
8.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 44
48
Embodied Water, L/kg 300
350

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 80
16 to 180
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 340
710 to 2860
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.4
7.3
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19
19 to 30
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
19 to 25
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 7.7
12
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 20
19 to 30

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
3.0 to 3.8
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0.25 to 0.55
Copper (Cu), % 80 to 83
70.8 to 75.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.2
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 0.050
Silicon (Si), % 3.5 to 4.5
0
Zinc (Zn), % 11.5 to 16.5
21.3 to 24.1
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5