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C37100 Brass vs. C99400 Brass

Both C37100 brass and C99400 brass are copper alloys. They have 63% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C37100 brass and the bottom bar is C99400 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 100
120
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 40
44
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 370 to 520
460 to 550
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 150 to 390
230 to 370

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 170
230
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 120
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 900
1070
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 890
1020
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
400
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 27
17
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 30
17

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 23
30
Density, g/cm3 8.0
8.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 45
45
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 110 to 750
230 to 590
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
7.5
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 20
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 13 to 18
15 to 17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 14 to 18
15 to 17
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12 to 17
16 to 19

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0.5 to 2.0
Copper (Cu), % 58 to 62
83.5 to 96.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.15
1.0 to 3.0
Lead (Pb), % 0.6 to 1.2
0 to 0.25
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
1.0 to 3.5
Silicon (Si), % 0
0.5 to 2.0
Zinc (Zn), % 36.3 to 41.4
0.5 to 5.0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.3