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C99700 Brass vs. C43000 Brass

Both C99700 brass and C43000 brass are copper alloys. They have 72% 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 C43000 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
110
Elongation at Break, % 25
3.0 to 55
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 46
42
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 380
320 to 710
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 170
130 to 550

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
1000
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 410
380
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 3.0
27
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.3
28

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 25
29
Density, g/cm3 8.1
8.6
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
20 to 150
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 120
82 to 1350
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 8.3
7.1
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 20
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 13
10 to 23
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 14
12 to 20
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11
11 to 25

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.5 to 3.0
0
Copper (Cu), % 54 to 65.5
84 to 87
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
1.7 to 2.7
Zinc (Zn), % 19 to 25
9.7 to 14.3
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5