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C99700 Brass vs. C41500 Brass

Both C99700 brass and C41500 brass are copper alloys. They have 67% 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 C41500 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
110
Elongation at Break, % 25
2.0 to 42
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 46
42
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 380
340 to 560
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 170
190 to 550

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 200
200
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 160
180
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 900
1030
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 880
1010
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 410
380
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 3.0
28
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.3
29

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 25
30
Density, g/cm3 8.1
8.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.3
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 53
45
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
330

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 78
11 to 120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 120
160 to 1340
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 8.3
7.1
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 20
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 13
11 to 18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 14
12 to 17
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11
12 to 20

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.5 to 3.0
0
Copper (Cu), % 54 to 65.5
89 to 93
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.050
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 0.1
Manganese (Mn), % 11 to 15
0
Nickel (Ni), % 4.0 to 6.0
0
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 1.0
1.5 to 2.2
Zinc (Zn), % 19 to 25
4.2 to 9.5
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5