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C99400 Brass vs. C99700 Brass

Both C99400 brass and C99700 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 (2, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C99400 brass and the bottom bar is C99700 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
46
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 460 to 550
380
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 230 to 370
170

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 230
200
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
160
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1070
900
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1020
880
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 400
410
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
20

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 17
3.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 17
3.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 30
25
Density, g/cm3 8.7
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
3.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 45
53
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
320

Common Calculations

Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 230 to 590
120
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.5
8.3
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 15 to 17
13
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 15 to 17
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16 to 19
11

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.5 to 2.0
0.5 to 3.0
Copper (Cu), % 83.5 to 96.5
54 to 65.5
Iron (Fe), % 1.0 to 3.0
0 to 1.0
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 2.0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
11 to 15
Nickel (Ni), % 1.0 to 3.5
4.0 to 6.0
Silicon (Si), % 0.5 to 2.0
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 1.0
Zinc (Zn), % 0.5 to 5.0
19 to 25
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.3