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C99400 Brass vs. C41500 Brass

Both C99400 brass and C41500 brass are copper alloys. They have a moderately high 93% 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 C41500 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
110
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 44
42
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 460 to 550
340 to 560
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 230 to 370
190 to 550

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 230
200
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
180
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1070
1030
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1020
1010
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 400
380
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 17
28
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 17
29

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 30
30
Density, g/cm3 8.7
8.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 45
45
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
330

Common Calculations

Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 230 to 590
160 to 1340
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.5
7.1
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 15 to 17
11 to 18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 15 to 17
12 to 17
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16 to 19
12 to 20

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.5 to 2.0
0
Copper (Cu), % 83.5 to 96.5
89 to 93
Iron (Fe), % 1.0 to 3.0
0 to 0.050
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 1.0 to 3.5
0
Silicon (Si), % 0.5 to 2.0
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
1.5 to 2.2
Zinc (Zn), % 0.5 to 5.0
4.2 to 9.5
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5