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C17510 Copper vs. C68000 Brass

Both C17510 copper and C68000 brass are copper alloys. They have 59% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 26 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 C17510 copper and the bottom bar is C68000 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
100
Elongation at Break, % 5.4 to 37
27
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.3
Shear Modulus, GPa 44
40
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 310 to 860
390
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 120 to 750
140

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 220
170
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 220
120
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1070
880
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1030
870
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 210
96
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
21

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 49
23
Density, g/cm3 8.9
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.2
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 65
48
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
330

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 39 to 92
82
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 64 to 2410
95
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.4
7.3
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 9.7 to 27
14
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 11 to 23
15
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 60
31
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11 to 30
13

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.010
Beryllium (Be), % 0.2 to 0.6
0
Cobalt (Co), % 0 to 0.3
0
Copper (Cu), % 95.9 to 98.4
56 to 60
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.1
0.25 to 1.3
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.050
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0.010 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 1.4 to 2.2
0.2 to 0.8
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.2
0.040 to 0.15
Tin (Sn), % 0
0.75 to 1.1
Zinc (Zn), % 0
35.6 to 42.8
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5