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C69710 Brass vs. C24000 Brass

Both C69710 brass and C24000 brass are copper alloys. They have a very high 96% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C69710 brass and the bottom bar is C24000 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
110
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 41
42
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 470
310 to 640

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 240
190
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 160
160
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 930
1000
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 880
970
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 400
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 40
140
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 19
19

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 8.0
32
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.7
34

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 26
27
Density, g/cm3 8.3
8.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 44
43
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
320

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.3
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 16
10 to 21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16
12 to 20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 12
43
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16
10 to 22

Alloy Composition

Arsenic (As), % 0.030 to 0.060
0
Copper (Cu), % 75 to 80
78.5 to 81.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.050
Lead (Pb), % 0.5 to 1.5
0 to 0.050
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.4
0
Silicon (Si), % 2.5 to 3.5
0
Zinc (Zn), % 13.8 to 22
18.2 to 21.5
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.2