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C99750 Brass vs. C48200 Brass

Both C99750 brass and C48200 brass are copper alloys. They have 79% 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 C48200 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 130
100
Elongation at Break, % 20 to 30
15 to 40
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 48
40
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 450 to 520
400 to 500
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 220 to 280
160 to 320

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 200
170
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 160
120
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 840
900
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 820
890
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 410
380
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
21

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.0
26
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.2
29

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 23
23
Density, g/cm3 8.1
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.1
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 51
47
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
330

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 87 to 110
61 to 140
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 190 to 300
120 to 500
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 8.6
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 21
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 15 to 18
14 to 17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16 to 18
15 to 17
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13 to 15
13 to 16

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.25 to 3.0
0
Copper (Cu), % 55 to 61
59 to 62
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.1
Lead (Pb), % 0.5 to 2.5
0.4 to 1.0
Manganese (Mn), % 17 to 23
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 5.0
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0.5 to 1.0
Zinc (Zn), % 17 to 23
35.5 to 40.1
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.4