CR016A Copper vs. C37100 Brass
Both CR016A copper and C37100 brass are copper alloys. They have 60% 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 CR016A copper and the bottom bar is C37100 brass.
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Mechanical Properties
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 120 | |
100 |
Elongation at Break, % | 15 | |
8.0 to 40 |
Poisson's Ratio | 0.34 | |
0.31 |
Shear Modulus, GPa | 43 | |
40 |
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 230 | |
370 to 520 |
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 140 | |
150 to 390 |
Thermal Properties
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 210 | |
170 |
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 200 | |
120 |
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1090 | |
900 |
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1040 | |
890 |
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 390 | |
380 |
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 390 | |
120 |
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 17 | |
21 |
Electrical Properties
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 98 | |
27 |
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 99 | |
30 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Base Metal Price, % relative | 35 | |
23 |
Density, g/cm3 | 9.0 | |
8.0 |
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 2.7 | |
2.7 |
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 42 | |
45 |
Embodied Water, L/kg | 390 | |
320 |
Common Calculations
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 31 | |
38 to 120 |
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 83 | |
110 to 750 |
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 7.2 | |
7.2 |
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 18 | |
20 |
Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 7.1 | |
13 to 18 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 9.3 | |
14 to 18 |
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 110 | |
39 |
Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 8.1 | |
12 to 17 |
Alloy Composition
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Bismuth (Bi), % | 0 to 0.00050 | |
0 |
Copper (Cu), % | 99.843 to 99.919 | |
58 to 62 |
Iron (Fe), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.15 |
Lead (Pb), % | 0 | |
0.6 to 1.2 |
Phosphorus (P), % | 0.0010 to 0.0070 | |
0 |
Silver (Ag), % | 0.080 to 0.12 | |
0 |
Zinc (Zn), % | 0 | |
36.3 to 41.4 |
Residuals, % | 0 | |
0 to 0.4 |