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C38000 Brass vs. C17000 Copper

Both C38000 brass and C17000 copper are copper alloys. They have 58% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 26 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C38000 brass and the bottom bar is C17000 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 100
120
Elongation at Break, % 17
1.1 to 31
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 39
45
Shear Strength, MPa 230
320 to 750
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 380
490 to 1310
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 120
160 to 1140

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 170
230
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 110
270
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 800
980
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 760
870
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 110
110
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
17

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 8.0
8.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
8.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 46
140
Embodied Water, L/kg 330
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 50
4.2 to 390
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 74
110 to 5420
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.1
7.6
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 13
15 to 41
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 14
16 to 30
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 37
32
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13
17 to 45

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.2
Beryllium (Be), % 0
1.6 to 1.8
Copper (Cu), % 55 to 60
96.3 to 98.2
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.35
0 to 0.4
Lead (Pb), % 1.5 to 2.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0.2 to 0.6
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.2
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.3
0
Zinc (Zn), % 35.9 to 43.5
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5