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C48200 Brass vs. C96600 Copper

Both C48200 brass and C96600 copper are copper alloys. They have 61% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 28 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 C48200 brass and the bottom bar is C96600 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 100
140
Elongation at Break, % 15 to 40
7.0
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 40
52
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 400 to 500
760
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 160 to 320
480

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 170
240
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 120
280
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 900
1180
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 890
1100
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
400
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 120
30
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
15

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 26
4.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 29
4.1

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 23
65
Density, g/cm3 8.0
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
7.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 47
100
Embodied Water, L/kg 330
280

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 61 to 140
47
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 120 to 500
830
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
8.7
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 14 to 17
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 15 to 17
21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 38
8.4
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13 to 16
25

Alloy Composition

Beryllium (Be), % 0
0.4 to 0.7
Copper (Cu), % 59 to 62
63.5 to 69.8
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.1
0.8 to 1.1
Lead (Pb), % 0.4 to 1.0
0 to 0.010
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
29 to 33
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.15
Tin (Sn), % 0.5 to 1.0
0
Zinc (Zn), % 35.5 to 40.1
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5