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C69400 Brass vs. C99500 Copper

Both C69400 brass and C99500 copper 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 (3, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C69400 brass and the bottom bar is C99500 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
120
Elongation at Break, % 17
13
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 42
45
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 570
540
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270
310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
240
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
210
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 920
1090
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 820
1040
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 410
400
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 6.2
10
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 6.7
10

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 27
30
Density, g/cm3 8.3
8.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
3.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 44
47
Embodied Water, L/kg 300
300

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 80
63
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 340
410
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.4
7.7
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19
17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
17
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 20
19

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0.5 to 2.0
Copper (Cu), % 80 to 83
82.5 to 92
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.2
3.0 to 5.0
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 0.25
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
3.5 to 5.5
Silicon (Si), % 3.5 to 4.5
0.5 to 2.0
Zinc (Zn), % 11.5 to 16.5
0.5 to 2.0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.3