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C96600 Copper vs. C99700 Brass

Both C96600 copper and C99700 brass are copper alloys. They have 66% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 26 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 C96600 copper and the bottom bar is C99700 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 140
120
Elongation at Break, % 7.0
25
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 52
46
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 760
380
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 480
170

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 240
200
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 280
160
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1180
900
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1100
880
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 400
410
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 15
20

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 4.0
3.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 4.1
3.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 65
25
Density, g/cm3 8.9
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.0
3.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 100
53
Embodied Water, L/kg 280
320

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 47
78
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 830
120
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 8.7
8.3
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 20
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
13
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 25
11

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0.5 to 3.0
Beryllium (Be), % 0.4 to 0.7
0
Copper (Cu), % 63.5 to 69.8
54 to 65.5
Iron (Fe), % 0.8 to 1.1
0 to 1.0
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 2.0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
11 to 15
Nickel (Ni), % 29 to 33
4.0 to 6.0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.15
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 1.0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
19 to 25
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.3