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C99700 Brass vs. C68700 Brass

Both C99700 brass and C68700 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 C68700 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
390
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 170
140

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 200
190
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 160
160
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 900
970
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 880
930
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 410
400
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
19

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 3.0
23
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.3
25

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 25
26
Density, g/cm3 8.1
8.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.3
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 53
46
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
340

Common Calculations

Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 120
90
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 8.3
7.3
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 20
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 14
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11
13

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.5 to 3.0
1.8 to 2.5
Arsenic (As), % 0
0.020 to 0.1
Copper (Cu), % 54 to 65.5
76 to 79
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
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 1.0
0
Zinc (Zn), % 19 to 25
17.8 to 22.2
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5