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C69710 Brass vs. C46200 Brass

Both C69710 brass and C46200 brass are copper alloys. They have 82% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 27 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 C69710 brass and the bottom bar is C46200 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
100
Elongation at Break, % 25
17 to 34
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 41
40
Shear Strength, MPa 300
240 to 290
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 470
370 to 480
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 230
120 to 290

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 240
170
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 160
120
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 930
840
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 880
800
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 400
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 40
110
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 19
20

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 26
24
Density, g/cm3 8.3
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 44
46
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
330

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 99
69 to 100
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 250
72 to 400
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.3
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 16
13 to 16
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16
14 to 17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 12
35
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16
12 to 16

Alloy Composition

Arsenic (As), % 0.030 to 0.060
0
Copper (Cu), % 75 to 80
62 to 65
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.1
Lead (Pb), % 0.5 to 1.5
0 to 0.2
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.4
0
Silicon (Si), % 2.5 to 3.5
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0.5 to 1.0
Zinc (Zn), % 13.8 to 22
33.3 to 37.5
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.4