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CC761S Brass vs. C87900 Brass

Both CC761S brass and C87900 brass are copper alloys. Both are furnished in the as-fabricated (no temper or treatment) condition. They have 82% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 28 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 CC761S brass and the bottom bar is C87900 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
110
Elongation at Break, % 8.7
25
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 42
41
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 540
480
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 340
240

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
190
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
130
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 960
930
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 910
900
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 410
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 27
120
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
20

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 40
15
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 43
17

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 27
24
Density, g/cm3 8.3
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 45
46
Embodied Water, L/kg 300
320

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 41
100
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 530
270
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.4
7.3
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18
17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 8.0
37
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19
16

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.15
Antimony (Sb), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.050
Arsenic (As), % 0
0 to 0.050
Copper (Cu), % 78 to 83
63 to 69.2
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.6
0 to 0.4
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.8
0 to 0.25
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.15
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.010
Silicon (Si), % 3.0 to 5.0
0.8 to 1.2
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.050
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 0.25
Zinc (Zn), % 8.9 to 19
30 to 36