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CR016A Copper vs. C43000 Brass

Both CR016A copper and C43000 brass 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 (3, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is CR016A copper and the bottom bar is C43000 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
110
Elongation at Break, % 15
3.0 to 55
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
42
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 230
320 to 710
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 140
130 to 550

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 210
190
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1090
1030
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1040
1000
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 390
120
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 98
27
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 99
28

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 35
29
Density, g/cm3 9.0
8.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 42
46
Embodied Water, L/kg 390
330

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 31
20 to 150
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 83
82 to 1350
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
7.1
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 7.1
10 to 23
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 9.3
12 to 20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 110
36
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 8.1
11 to 25

Alloy Composition


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Bismuth (Bi), % 0 to 0.00050
0
Copper (Cu), % 99.843 to 99.919
84 to 87
Iron (Fe), % 0
0 to 0.050
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.1
Phosphorus (P), % 0.0010 to 0.0070
0
Silver (Ag), % 0.080 to 0.12
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
1.7 to 2.7
Zinc (Zn), % 0
9.7 to 14.3
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5