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CC762S Brass vs. CC766S Brass

Both CC762S brass and CC766S brass are copper alloys. Both are furnished in the as-fabricated (no temper or treatment) condition. They have 89% of their average alloy composition in common.

For each property being compared, the top bar is CC762S brass and the bottom bar is CC766S brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 210
120
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
110
Elongation at Break, % 7.3
28
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
40
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 840
500
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 540
190

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 200
180
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 160
130
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 920
840
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 870
800
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 420
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 51
89
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
20

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 28
32
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 32
36

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 24
24
Density, g/cm3 8.0
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.1
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 51
48
Embodied Water, L/kg 350
330

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 54
110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 1290
180
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.8
7.3
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 20
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 29
17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 25
18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 15
28
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 27
17

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 3.0 to 7.0
0.3 to 1.8
Antimony (Sb), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.1
Copper (Cu), % 57 to 67
58 to 64
Iron (Fe), % 1.5 to 4.0
0 to 0.5
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.5
Manganese (Mn), % 2.5 to 5.0
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 3.0
0 to 2.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.6
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.5
Zinc (Zn), % 13.4 to 36
29.5 to 41.7