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C99400 Brass vs. C66900 Brass

Both C99400 brass and C66900 brass are copper alloys. They have 67% 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 C66900 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
120
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 44
45
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 460 to 550
460 to 770
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 230 to 370
330 to 760

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 230
190
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
150
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1070
860
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1020
850
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 400
400
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
20

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 17
3.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 17
3.8

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 30
23
Density, g/cm3 8.7
8.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 45
46
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 230 to 590
460 to 2450
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.5
8.1
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 15 to 17
15 to 26
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 15 to 17
16 to 23
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16 to 19
14 to 23

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.5 to 2.0
0
Copper (Cu), % 83.5 to 96.5
62.5 to 64.5
Iron (Fe), % 1.0 to 3.0
0 to 0.25
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.050
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
11.5 to 12.5
Nickel (Ni), % 1.0 to 3.5
0
Silicon (Si), % 0.5 to 2.0
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0.5 to 5.0
22.5 to 26
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.2