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C16200 Copper vs. C66200 Brass

Both C16200 copper and C66200 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 (1, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C16200 copper and the bottom bar is C66200 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
110
Elongation at Break, % 2.0 to 56
8.0 to 15
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
42
Shear Strength, MPa 190 to 390
270 to 300
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 240 to 550
450 to 520
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 48 to 470
410 to 480

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 210
200
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 370
180
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1080
1070
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1030
1030
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 360
150
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 90
35
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 90
36

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 30
29
Density, g/cm3 9.0
8.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 41
43
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
320

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 10 to 99
40 to 66
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 10 to 970
760 to 1030
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 7.4 to 17
14 to 17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 9.6 to 17
15 to 16
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 100
45
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 8.7 to 20
16 to 18

Alloy Composition

Cadmium (Cd), % 0.7 to 1.2
0
Copper (Cu), % 98.6 to 99.3
86.6 to 91
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.050
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.050
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0.3 to 1.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0.050 to 0.2
Tin (Sn), % 0
0.2 to 0.7
Zinc (Zn), % 0
6.5 to 12.9
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5