C99400 Brass vs. ASTM B522 Class II
C99400 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while ASTM B522 class II belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals. There are 19 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (9, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is C99400 brass and the bottom bar is ASTM B522 class II.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 120 | |
| 96 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.34 | |
| 0.41 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 44 | |
| 34 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 460 to 550 | |
| 280 to 490 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 230 to 370 | |
| 120 to 210 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 230 | |
| 77 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1070 | |
| 1030 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1020 | |
| 1030 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 400 | |
| 160 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 17 | |
| 15 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 17 | |
| 11 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 17 | |
| 5.7 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.7 | |
| 17 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 230 to 590 | |
| 75 to 230 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 7.5 | |
| 3.1 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 19 | |
| 8.9 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 15 to 17 | |
| 4.4 to 7.8 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 15 to 17 | |
| 5.5 to 8.0 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 16 to 19 | |
| 13 to 24 |
Alloy Composition
| Aluminum (Al), % | 0.5 to 2.0 | |
| 0 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 83.5 to 96.5 | |
| 0 |
| Gold (Au), % | 0 | |
| 68.5 to 69.5 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 1.0 to 3.0 | |
| 0 |
| Lead (Pb), % | 0 to 0.25 | |
| 0 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 0.5 | |
| 0 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 1.0 to 3.5 | |
| 0 |
| Platinum (Pt), % | 0 | |
| 5.5 to 6.5 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0.5 to 2.0 | |
| 0 |
| Silver (Ag), % | 0 | |
| 24.5 to 25.5 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.010 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 0.5 to 5.0 | |
| 0 |
| Residuals, % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.26 |