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C69700 Brass vs. C83600 Ounce Metal

Both C69700 brass and C83600 ounce metal 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 C69700 brass and the bottom bar is C83600 ounce metal.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
110
Elongation at Break, % 25
21
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 41
39
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 470
250
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 230
120

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 240
190
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 160
160
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 930
1010
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 880
850
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 400
370
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 43
72
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 19
18

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 26
31
Density, g/cm3 8.3
8.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
3.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 44
50
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
350

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 99
43
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 250
70
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.3
6.7
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 16
7.9
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16
10
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 13
22
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16
9.3

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.25
Copper (Cu), % 75 to 80
84 to 86
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.3
Lead (Pb), % 0.5 to 1.5
4.0 to 6.0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.4
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 1.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 1.5
Silicon (Si), % 2.5 to 3.5
0 to 0.0050
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.080
Tin (Sn), % 0
4.0 to 6.0
Zinc (Zn), % 13.9 to 22
4.0 to 6.0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.7