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C99400 Brass vs. C33000 Brass

Both C99400 brass and C33000 brass are copper alloys. They have 70% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C99400 brass and the bottom bar is C33000 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
110
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 44
40
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 460 to 550
320 to 520
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 230 to 370
110 to 450

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 230
180
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
130
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1070
940
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1020
900
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 400
390
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
20

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 17
26
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 17
29

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 30
24
Density, g/cm3 8.7
8.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 45
45
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
320

Common Calculations

Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 230 to 590
60 to 950
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.5
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 15 to 17
11 to 18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 15 to 17
13 to 18
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16 to 19
11 to 17

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.5 to 2.0
0
Copper (Cu), % 83.5 to 96.5
65 to 68
Iron (Fe), % 1.0 to 3.0
0 to 0.070
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.25
0.25 to 0.7
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 1.0 to 3.5
0
Silicon (Si), % 0.5 to 2.0
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0.5 to 5.0
30.8 to 34.8
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.4