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C47940 Brass vs. C66700 Brass

Both C47940 brass and C66700 brass are copper alloys. They have a moderately high 93% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 27 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C47940 brass and the bottom bar is C66700 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 100
110
Elongation at Break, % 14 to 34
2.0 to 58
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 40
41
Shear Strength, MPa 250 to 310
250 to 530
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 380 to 520
340 to 690
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 160 to 390
100 to 640

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 170
180
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 130
140
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 850
1090
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 800
1050
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 110
97
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
20

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 25
25
Density, g/cm3 8.2
8.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 47
45
Embodied Water, L/kg 330
320

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 68 to 100
13 to 150
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 120 to 740
49 to 1900
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.1
7.3
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 13 to 17
11 to 23
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 14 to 17
13 to 21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 36
30
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13 to 17
11 to 23

Alloy Composition

Copper (Cu), % 63 to 66
68.5 to 71.5
Iron (Fe), % 0.1 to 1.0
0 to 0.1
Lead (Pb), % 1.0 to 2.0
0 to 0.070
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0.8 to 1.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0.1 to 0.5
0
Tin (Sn), % 1.2 to 2.0
0
Zinc (Zn), % 28.1 to 34.6
26.3 to 30.7
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5

Comparable Variants