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C99700 Brass vs. C21000 Brass

Both C99700 brass and C21000 brass are copper alloys. They have 65% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 26 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 C99700 brass and the bottom bar is C21000 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
110
Elongation at Break, % 25
2.9 to 50
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 46
43
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 380
240 to 450
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 170
69 to 440

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 200
200
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 160
190
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 900
1070
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 880
1050
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 410
390
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 3.0
56
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.3
57

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 25
30
Density, g/cm3 8.1
8.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.3
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 53
42
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 78
13 to 100
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 120
21 to 830
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 8.3
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 20
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 13
7.4 to 14
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 14
9.6 to 15
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11
8.1 to 15

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.5 to 3.0
0
Copper (Cu), % 54 to 65.5
94 to 96
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.050
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 0.030
Manganese (Mn), % 11 to 15
0
Nickel (Ni), % 4.0 to 6.0
0
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 1.0
0
Zinc (Zn), % 19 to 25
3.7 to 6.0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.2