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CR012A Copper vs. C38000 Brass

Both CR012A copper and C38000 brass 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 (3, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is CR012A copper and the bottom bar is C38000 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
100
Elongation at Break, % 15
17
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
39
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 220
380
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 130
120

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 210
170
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
110
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1090
800
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1040
760
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 390
110
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
21

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 33
22
Density, g/cm3 9.0
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 42
46
Embodied Water, L/kg 360
330

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 29
50
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 76
74
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
7.1
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 6.8
13
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 9.0
14
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 110
37
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 7.8
13

Alloy Composition


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Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.5
Bismuth (Bi), % 0 to 0.00050
0
Copper (Cu), % 99.85 to 99.94
55 to 60
Iron (Fe), % 0
0 to 0.35
Lead (Pb), % 0
1.5 to 2.5
Oxygen (O), % 0 to 0.040
0
Silver (Ag), % 0.060 to 0.080
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.3
Zinc (Zn), % 0
35.9 to 43.5
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5