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C99700 Brass vs. C68400 Brass

Both C99700 brass and C68400 brass are copper alloys. They have 84% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 26 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 C68400 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
110
Elongation at Break, % 25
18
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 46
41
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 380
540
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 170
310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 200
210
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 160
130
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 900
840
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 880
820
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 410
400
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
20

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 3.0
87
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.3
99

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 25
23
Density, g/cm3 8.1
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.3
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 53
47
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
320

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 78
81
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 120
460
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 8.3
7.5
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 20
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 13
19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 14
19
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11
18

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.5 to 3.0
0 to 0.5
Boron (B), % 0
0.0010 to 0.030
Copper (Cu), % 54 to 65.5
59 to 64
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 0.090
Manganese (Mn), % 11 to 15
0.2 to 1.5
Nickel (Ni), % 4.0 to 6.0
0 to 0.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0.030 to 0.3
Silicon (Si), % 0
1.5 to 2.5
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.5
Zinc (Zn), % 19 to 25
28.6 to 39.3
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5