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C99400 Brass vs. C69430 Brass

Both C99400 brass and C69430 brass are copper alloys. They have 86% 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 C69430 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
570
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 230 to 370
280

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 230
260
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1070
920
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1020
820
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 400
410
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 17
6.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 17
6.7

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 30
27
Density, g/cm3 8.7
8.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 45
44
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
300

Common Calculations

Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 230 to 590
340
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.5
7.4
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 15 to 17
19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 15 to 17
18
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16 to 19
20

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.5 to 2.0
0
Arsenic (As), % 0
0.030 to 0.060
Copper (Cu), % 83.5 to 96.5
80 to 83
Iron (Fe), % 1.0 to 3.0
0 to 0.2
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.3
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 1.0 to 3.5
0
Silicon (Si), % 0.5 to 2.0
3.5 to 4.5
Zinc (Zn), % 0.5 to 5.0
11.4 to 16.5
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5