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C99750 Brass vs. C43500 Brass

Both C99750 brass and C43500 brass are copper alloys. They have 76% 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 C99750 brass and the bottom bar is C43500 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 130
110
Elongation at Break, % 20 to 30
8.5 to 46
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 48
42
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 450 to 520
320 to 530
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 220 to 280
120 to 480

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 200
190
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 160
160
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 840
1000
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 820
970
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 410
380
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
19

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.0
28
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.2
30

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 23
28
Density, g/cm3 8.1
8.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.1
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 51
45
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
320

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 87 to 110
44 to 120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 190 to 300
65 to 1040
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 17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16 to 18
12 to 17
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13 to 15
11 to 18

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.25 to 3.0
0
Copper (Cu), % 55 to 61
79 to 83
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.050
Lead (Pb), % 0.5 to 2.5
0 to 0.090
Manganese (Mn), % 17 to 23
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 5.0
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0.6 to 1.2
Zinc (Zn), % 17 to 23
15.4 to 20.4
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.3