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C99700 Brass vs. C99400 Brass

Both C99700 brass and C99400 brass are copper alloys. They have 67% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C99700 brass and the bottom bar is C99400 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
120
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 46
44
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 380
460 to 550
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 170
230 to 370

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 200
230
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 160
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 900
1070
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 880
1020
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 410
400
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 3.0
17
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.3
17

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 25
30
Density, g/cm3 8.1
8.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.3
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 53
45
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 120
230 to 590
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 8.3
7.5
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 20
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 13
15 to 17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 14
15 to 17
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11
16 to 19

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.5 to 3.0
0.5 to 2.0
Copper (Cu), % 54 to 65.5
83.5 to 96.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.0
1.0 to 3.0
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 0.25
Manganese (Mn), % 11 to 15
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 4.0 to 6.0
1.0 to 3.5
Silicon (Si), % 0
0.5 to 2.0
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 1.0
0
Zinc (Zn), % 19 to 25
0.5 to 5.0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.3