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C99700 Brass vs. C42500 Brass

Both C99700 brass and C42500 brass are copper alloys. They have 69% 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 C42500 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
110
Elongation at Break, % 25
2.0 to 49
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 46
42
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 380
310 to 630
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 170
120 to 590

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
46
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
330

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 78
12 to 130
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 120
64 to 1570
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 8.3
7.1
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 20
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 13
9.9 to 20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 14
12 to 19
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11
11 to 22

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.5 to 3.0
0
Copper (Cu), % 54 to 65.5
87 to 90
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
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.35
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 1.0
1.5 to 3.0
Zinc (Zn), % 19 to 25
6.1 to 11.5
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5