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C99700 Brass vs. C27400 Brass

Both C99700 brass and C27400 brass are copper alloys. They have 82% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 22 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C99700 brass and the bottom bar is C27400 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
110
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 46
40
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 380
370 to 650

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 200
170
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 160
120
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 900
920
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 880
870
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 410
390
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
21

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 3.0
28
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.3
31

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 25
23
Density, g/cm3 8.1
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.3
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 53
45
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
320

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 8.3
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 20
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 13
13 to 23
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 14
14 to 21
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11
12 to 22

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.5 to 3.0
0
Copper (Cu), % 54 to 65.5
61 to 64
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.1
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
35.6 to 39
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.3