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C16200 Copper vs. C66900 Brass

Both C16200 copper and C66900 brass are copper alloys. They have 64% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 27 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C16200 copper and the bottom bar is C66900 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
120
Elongation at Break, % 2.0 to 56
1.1 to 26
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
45
Shear Strength, MPa 190 to 390
290 to 440
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 240 to 550
460 to 770
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 48 to 470
330 to 760

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 210
190
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 370
150
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1080
860
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1030
850
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
400
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
20

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 90
3.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 90
3.8

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 30
23
Density, g/cm3 9.0
8.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 41
46
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 10 to 99
4.6 to 200
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 10 to 970
460 to 2450
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
8.1
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 7.4 to 17
15 to 26
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 9.6 to 17
16 to 23
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 8.7 to 20
14 to 23

Alloy Composition

Cadmium (Cd), % 0.7 to 1.2
0
Copper (Cu), % 98.6 to 99.3
62.5 to 64.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.25
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.050
Manganese (Mn), % 0
11.5 to 12.5
Zinc (Zn), % 0
22.5 to 26
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.2

Comparable Variants