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C99700 Brass vs. C68800 Brass

Both C99700 brass and C68800 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 (5, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C99700 brass and the bottom bar is C68800 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
110
Elongation at Break, % 25
2.0 to 36
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 46
41
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 380
570 to 890
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 170
390 to 790

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 200
190
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 160
160
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 900
960
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 880
950
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 410
400
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
19

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 3.0
18
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.3
20

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 25
26
Density, g/cm3 8.1
8.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.3
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 53
48
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
350

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 78
16 to 180
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 120
710 to 2860
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 8.3
7.3
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 20
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 13
19 to 30
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 14
19 to 25
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11
19 to 30

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.5 to 3.0
3.0 to 3.8
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0.25 to 0.55
Copper (Cu), % 54 to 65.5
70.8 to 75.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.2
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 0.050
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
21.3 to 24.1
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5