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C83600 Ounce Metal vs. C68800 Brass

Both C83600 ounce metal and C68800 brass are copper alloys. They have 79% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 28 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 C83600 ounce metal and the bottom bar is C68800 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
110
Elongation at Break, % 21
2.0 to 36
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 39
41
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 250
570 to 890
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 120
390 to 790

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 190
190
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 160
160
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1010
960
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 850
950
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 370
400
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 72
40
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
19

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 15
18
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 15
20

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 31
26
Density, g/cm3 8.8
8.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.1
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 50
48
Embodied Water, L/kg 350
350

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 43
16 to 180
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 70
710 to 2860
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 6.7
7.3
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 7.9
19 to 30
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 10
19 to 25
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 22
12
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 9.3
19 to 30

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.0050
3.0 to 3.8
Antimony (Sb), % 0 to 0.25
0
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0.25 to 0.55
Copper (Cu), % 84 to 86
70.8 to 75.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 0.2
Lead (Pb), % 4.0 to 6.0
0 to 0.050
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 1.0
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 1.5
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.080
0
Tin (Sn), % 4.0 to 6.0
0
Zinc (Zn), % 4.0 to 6.0
21.3 to 24.1
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5