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C99400 Brass vs. C66200 Brass

Both C99400 brass and C66200 brass are copper alloys. They have a moderately high 92% 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 C66200 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
450 to 520
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 230 to 370
410 to 480

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 230
200
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
180
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1070
1070
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1020
1030
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 400
390
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 17
35
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 17
36

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 30
29
Density, g/cm3 8.7
8.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 45
43
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
320

Common Calculations

Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 230 to 590
760 to 1030
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 16
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16 to 19
16 to 18

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.5 to 2.0
0
Copper (Cu), % 83.5 to 96.5
86.6 to 91
Iron (Fe), % 1.0 to 3.0
0 to 0.050
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.050
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 1.0 to 3.5
0.3 to 1.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0.050 to 0.2
Silicon (Si), % 0.5 to 2.0
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0.2 to 0.7
Zinc (Zn), % 0.5 to 5.0
6.5 to 12.9
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5