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C69710 Brass vs. C90500 Gun Metal

Both C69710 brass and C90500 gun metal are copper alloys. They have 80% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C69710 brass and the bottom bar is C90500 gun metal.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
110
Elongation at Break, % 25
20
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 41
40
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 470
320
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 230
160

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 240
190
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 160
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 930
1000
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 880
850
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 400
370
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 40
75
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 19
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 8.0
11
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.7
11

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 26
35
Density, g/cm3 8.3
8.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
3.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 44
59
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
390

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 99
54
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 250
110
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.3
6.9
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 16
10
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16
12
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 12
23
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16
12

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.2
Arsenic (As), % 0.030 to 0.060
0
Copper (Cu), % 75 to 80
86 to 89
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.2
Lead (Pb), % 0.5 to 1.5
0 to 0.3
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 0.050
Tin (Sn), % 0
9.0 to 11
Zinc (Zn), % 13.8 to 22
1.0 to 3.0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.3