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C14500 Copper vs. C42500 Brass

Both C14500 copper and C42500 brass are copper alloys. They have 89% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C14500 copper and the bottom bar is C42500 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
110
Elongation at Break, % 12 to 50
2.0 to 49
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
42
Shear Strength, MPa 150 to 190
220 to 360
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 220 to 330
310 to 630
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 69 to 260
120 to 590

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 210
200
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
180
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1080
1030
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1050
1010
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 360
120
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 94
28
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 95
29

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 33
30
Density, g/cm3 8.9
8.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 42
46
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
330

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 36 to 85
12 to 130
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 21 to 300
64 to 1570
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
7.1
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 6.8 to 10
9.9 to 20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 9.1 to 12
12 to 19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 100
36
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 8.0 to 12
11 to 22

Alloy Composition

Copper (Cu), % 99.2 to 99.596
87 to 90
Iron (Fe), % 0
0 to 0.050
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.050
Phosphorus (P), % 0.0040 to 0.012
0 to 0.35
Tellurium (Te), % 0.4 to 0.7
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
1.5 to 3.0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
6.1 to 11.5
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5

Comparable Variants