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C38000 Brass vs. C14520 Copper

Both C38000 brass and C14520 copper are copper alloys. They have 58% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 27 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C38000 brass and the bottom bar is C14520 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 100
120
Elongation at Break, % 17
9.0 to 9.6
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 39
43
Shear Strength, MPa 230
170 to 190
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 380
290 to 330
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 120
230 to 250

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 170
210
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 110
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 800
1080
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 760
1050
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 110
320
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
17

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 22
33
Density, g/cm3 8.0
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 46
42
Embodied Water, L/kg 330
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 50
24 to 29
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 74
240 to 280
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.1
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 13
9.0 to 10
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 14
11 to 12
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 37
94
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13
10 to 12

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 55 to 60
99.2 to 99.596
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.35
0
Lead (Pb), % 1.5 to 2.5
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0.0040 to 0.020
Tellurium (Te), % 0
0.4 to 0.7
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.3
0
Zinc (Zn), % 35.9 to 43.5
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0