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C99400 Brass vs. C48200 Brass

Both C99400 brass and C48200 brass are copper alloys. They have 64% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C99400 brass and the bottom bar is C48200 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
100
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 44
40
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 460 to 550
400 to 500
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 230 to 370
160 to 320

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 230
170
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
120
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1070
900
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1020
890
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 400
380
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
21

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
23
Density, g/cm3 8.7
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 45
47
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
330

Common Calculations

Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 230 to 590
120 to 500
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.5
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 15 to 17
14 to 17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 15 to 17
15 to 17
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16 to 19
13 to 16

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.5 to 2.0
0
Copper (Cu), % 83.5 to 96.5
59 to 62
Iron (Fe), % 1.0 to 3.0
0 to 0.1
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.25
0.4 to 1.0
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
0.5 to 1.0
Zinc (Zn), % 0.5 to 5.0
35.5 to 40.1
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.4