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C99700 Brass vs. C48200 Brass

Both C99700 brass and C48200 brass are copper alloys. They have 83% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 26 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C99700 brass and the bottom bar is C48200 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
100
Elongation at Break, % 25
15 to 40
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 46
40
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 380
400 to 500
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 170
160 to 320

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 200
170
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 160
120
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 900
900
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 880
890
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 410
380
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
21

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 3.0
26
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.3
29

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
47
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
330

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 78
61 to 140
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 120
120 to 500
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 8.3
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 20
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 13
14 to 17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 14
15 to 17
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11
13 to 16

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.5 to 3.0
0
Copper (Cu), % 54 to 65.5
59 to 62
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.1
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 2.0
0.4 to 1.0
Manganese (Mn), % 11 to 15
0
Nickel (Ni), % 4.0 to 6.0
0
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 1.0
0.5 to 1.0
Zinc (Zn), % 19 to 25
35.5 to 40.1
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.4