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C99700 Brass vs. C23000 Brass

Both C99700 brass and C23000 brass are copper alloys. They have 75% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 26 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C99700 brass and the bottom bar is C23000 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
110
Elongation at Break, % 25
2.9 to 47
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 46
42
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 380
280 to 590
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 170
83 to 480

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 200
190
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 160
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 900
1030
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 880
990
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 410
390
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
19

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 3.0
37
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.3
39

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 25
28
Density, g/cm3 8.1
8.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.3
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 53
43
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 78
6.2 to 260
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 120
31 to 1040
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 8.3
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 20
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 13
8.9 to 19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 14
11 to 18
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11
9.4 to 20

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.5 to 3.0
0
Copper (Cu), % 54 to 65.5
84 to 86
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.050
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 0.050
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
13.7 to 16
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.2