C99400 Brass vs. ASTM B541 Gold
C99400 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while ASTM B541 gold 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 B541 gold.
Metric UnitsUS Customary Units
Mechanical Properties
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 120 | |
110 |
Poisson's Ratio | 0.34 | |
0.4 |
Shear Modulus, GPa | 44 | |
38 |
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 460 to 550 | |
670 to 1180 |
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 230 to 370 | |
480 to 900 |
Thermal Properties
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 230 | |
90 |
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1070 | |
1110 |
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1020 | |
930 |
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 400 | |
170 |
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 17 | |
13 |
Electrical Properties
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 17 | |
7.7 to 12 |
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 17 | |
4.0 to 6.2 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Density, g/cm3 | 8.7 | |
17 |
Common Calculations
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 230 to 590 | |
1090 to 3830 |
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 7.5 | |
3.4 |
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 19 | |
9.0 |
Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 15 to 17 | |
11 to 19 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 15 to 17 | |
9.8 to 14 |
Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 16 to 19 | |
36 to 63 |
Alloy Composition
Aluminum (Al), % | 0.5 to 2.0 | |
0 |
Copper (Cu), % | 83.5 to 96.5 | |
13.5 to 15.5 |
Gold (Au), % | 0 | |
70.5 to 72.5 |
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 | |
8.0 to 9.0 |
Silicon (Si), % | 0.5 to 2.0 | |
0 |
Silver (Ag), % | 0 | |
4.0 to 5.0 |
Zinc (Zn), % | 0.5 to 5.0 | |
0.7 to 1.3 |
Residuals, % | 0 | |
0 to 0.4 |