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CC760S Brass vs. C15000 Copper

Both CC760S brass and C15000 copper are copper alloys. They have 86% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 28 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 CC760S brass and the bottom bar is C15000 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
120
Elongation at Break, % 22
13 to 54
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 42
43
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 180
200 to 460
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 80
45 to 460

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 190
210
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1000
1080
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 940
980
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 150
370
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 19
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 38
93
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 40
93

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 28
31
Density, g/cm3 8.6
9.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 43
43
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 33
19 to 250
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 29
8.7 to 910
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 5.8
6.2 to 14
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 8.2
8.5 to 15
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 45
110
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 6.2
7.3 to 17

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.010
0
Arsenic (As), % 0.050 to 0.15
0
Copper (Cu), % 83 to 88
99.8 to 99.9
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.15
0
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.5
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.1
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.1
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.020
0
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.3
0
Zinc (Zn), % 10.7 to 17
0
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
0.1 to 0.2