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C99700 Brass vs. C44500 Brass

Both C99700 brass and C44500 brass are copper alloys. They have 82% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C99700 brass and the bottom bar is C44500 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
110
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 46
41
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 380
350
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 170
120

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 200
180
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 160
140
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 900
940
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 880
900
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 410
380
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
20

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 3.0
25
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.3
27

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 25
26
Density, g/cm3 8.1
8.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.3
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 53
46
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
330

Common Calculations

Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 120
65
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 8.3
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 20
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 13
12
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 14
13
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11
12

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.5 to 3.0
0
Copper (Cu), % 54 to 65.5
70 to 73
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.060
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 0.070
Manganese (Mn), % 11 to 15
0
Nickel (Ni), % 4.0 to 6.0
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0.020 to 0.1
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 1.0
0.9 to 1.2
Zinc (Zn), % 19 to 25
25.2 to 29.1
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.4