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C84500 Brass vs. C66300 Brass

Both C84500 brass and C66300 brass are copper alloys. They have a moderately high 90% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 28 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 C84500 brass and the bottom bar is C66300 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 100
110
Elongation at Break, % 28
2.3 to 22
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 39
42
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 240
460 to 810
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 97
400 to 800

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 180
200
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 150
180
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 980
1050
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 840
1000
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 360
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 72
110
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 19
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 16
25
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 17
26

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 28
29
Density, g/cm3 8.7
8.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.9
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 47
46
Embodied Water, L/kg 340
320

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 54
17 to 98
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 45
710 to 2850
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 6.6
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 7.7
15 to 26
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 9.8
15 to 22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 23
32
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 8.6
16 to 28

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Antimony (Sb), % 0 to 0.25
0
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 0.2
Copper (Cu), % 77 to 79
84.5 to 87.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.4
1.4 to 2.4
Lead (Pb), % 6.0 to 7.5
0 to 0.050
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 1.0
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.35
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.080
0
Tin (Sn), % 2.0 to 4.0
1.5 to 3.0
Zinc (Zn), % 10 to 14
6.0 to 12.8
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5