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C99400 Brass vs. C44400 Brass

Both C99400 brass and C44400 brass are copper alloys. They have 74% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 24 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 C99400 brass and the bottom bar is C44400 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
110
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 44
41
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 460 to 550
350
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 230 to 370
120

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 230
180
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
140
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1070
940
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1020
900
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 400
380
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
20

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 17
25
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 17
27

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 30
26
Density, g/cm3 8.7
8.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 45
46
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
330

Common Calculations

Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 230 to 590
65
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.5
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 15 to 17
12
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 15 to 17
13
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16 to 19
12

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.5 to 2.0
0
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0.020 to 0.1
Copper (Cu), % 83.5 to 96.5
70 to 73
Iron (Fe), % 1.0 to 3.0
0 to 0.060
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.070
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
0.9 to 1.2
Zinc (Zn), % 0.5 to 5.0
25.2 to 29.1
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.4