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C99700 Brass vs. C96700 Copper

Both C99700 brass and C96700 copper are copper alloys. They have 66% 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 C96700 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
140
Elongation at Break, % 25
10
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 46
53
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 380
1210
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 170
550

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 200
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 160
310
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 900
1170
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 880
1110
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 410
400
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
15

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 25
90
Density, g/cm3 8.1
8.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.3
9.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 53
140
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
280

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 78
99
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 120
1080
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 8.3
8.9
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 20
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 13
38
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 14
29
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11
40

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.5 to 3.0
0
Beryllium (Be), % 0
1.1 to 1.2
Copper (Cu), % 54 to 65.5
62.4 to 68.8
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.0
0.4 to 1.0
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 0.010
Manganese (Mn), % 11 to 15
0.4 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 4.0 to 6.0
29 to 33
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.15
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 1.0
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.15 to 0.35
Zinc (Zn), % 19 to 25
0
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
0.15 to 0.35
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5