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C99700 Brass vs. C55180 Copper

Both C99700 brass and C55180 copper are copper alloys. Both are furnished in the as-fabricated (no temper or treatment) condition. They have 60% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 24 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 C55180 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
110
Elongation at Break, % 25
20
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 46
41
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 380
200
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 170
100

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 200
200
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 160
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 900
920
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 880
710
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 410
400
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
17

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 25
29
Density, g/cm3 8.1
8.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.3
2.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 53
39
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
290

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 78
34
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 120
48
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 8.3
7.1
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 20
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 13
6.4
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 14
8.8
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11
7.9

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.5 to 3.0
0
Copper (Cu), % 54 to 65.5
94.7 to 95.2
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.0
0
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 2.0
0
Manganese (Mn), % 11 to 15
0
Nickel (Ni), % 4.0 to 6.0
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
4.8 to 5.2
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 1.0
0
Zinc (Zn), % 19 to 25
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15