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C99400 Brass vs. C96600 Copper

Both C99400 brass and C96600 copper are copper alloys. They have 70% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C99400 brass and the bottom bar is C96600 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
140
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 44
52
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 460 to 550
760
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 230 to 370
480

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 230
240
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
280
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1070
1180
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1020
1100
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 400
400
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
15

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 17
4.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 17
4.1

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 30
65
Density, g/cm3 8.7
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
7.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 45
100
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
280

Common Calculations

Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 230 to 590
830
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.5
8.7
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 15 to 17
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 15 to 17
21
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16 to 19
25

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.5 to 2.0
0
Beryllium (Be), % 0
0.4 to 0.7
Copper (Cu), % 83.5 to 96.5
63.5 to 69.8
Iron (Fe), % 1.0 to 3.0
0.8 to 1.1
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.010
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 1.0 to 3.5
29 to 33
Silicon (Si), % 0.5 to 2.0
0 to 0.15
Zinc (Zn), % 0.5 to 5.0
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5