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C99700 Brass vs. C84100 Brass

Both C99700 brass and C84100 brass are copper alloys. They have 77% 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 C84100 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
110
Elongation at Break, % 25
13
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 46
39
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 380
230
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 170
81

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 200
190
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 160
160
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 900
1000
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 880
810
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 410
380
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
29
Density, g/cm3 8.1
8.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.3
2.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 53
48
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
340

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 78
24
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 120
30
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 8.3
7.1
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 20
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 13
7.4
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 14
9.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11
7.8

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.5 to 3.0
0 to 0.010
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.050
Bismuth (Bi), % 0
0 to 0.090
Copper (Cu), % 54 to 65.5
78 to 85
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.3
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 2.0
0.050 to 0.25
Manganese (Mn), % 11 to 15
0
Nickel (Ni), % 4.0 to 6.0
0 to 0.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.050
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.010
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 1.0
1.5 to 4.5
Zinc (Zn), % 19 to 25
12 to 20
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5