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C99750 Brass vs. C43400 Brass

Both C99750 brass and C43400 brass are copper alloys. They have 72% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 27 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 C99750 brass and the bottom bar is C43400 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 130
110
Elongation at Break, % 20 to 30
3.0 to 49
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.33
Rockwell B Hardness 77 to 82
54 to 94
Shear Modulus, GPa 48
42
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 450 to 520
310 to 690
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 220 to 280
110 to 560

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 200
190
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 160
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 840
1020
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 820
990
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 410
380
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
19

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.0
31
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.2
32

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 23
28
Density, g/cm3 8.1
8.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.1
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 51
44
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
320

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 87 to 110
19 to 120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 190 to 300
57 to 1420
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 8.6
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 21
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 15 to 18
10 to 22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16 to 18
12 to 20
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13 to 15
11 to 24

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.25 to 3.0
0
Copper (Cu), % 55 to 61
84 to 87
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.050
Lead (Pb), % 0.5 to 2.5
0 to 0.050
Manganese (Mn), % 17 to 23
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 5.0
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0.4 to 1.0
Zinc (Zn), % 17 to 23
11.4 to 15.6
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5