H01 C11000 Copper vs. H01 C43400 Brass
Both H01 C11000 copper and H01 C43400 brass are copper alloys. Both are furnished in the H01 (quarter hard) temper. They have 86% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 30 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 H01 C11000 copper and the bottom bar is H01 C43400 brass.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 120 | |
| 110 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 22 | |
| 28 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.34 | |
| 0.33 |
| Rockwell Superficial 30T Hardness | 35 | |
| 55 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 43 | |
| 42 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 170 | |
| 280 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 270 | |
| 360 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 220 | |
| 310 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 210 | |
| 190 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 200 | |
| 170 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1080 | |
| 1020 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1070 | |
| 990 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 390 | |
| 380 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 390 | |
| 140 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 17 | |
| 19 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 100 | |
| 31 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 100 | |
| 32 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 31 | |
| 28 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 9.0 | |
| 8.6 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 2.6 | |
| 2.7 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 41 | |
| 44 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 310 | |
| 320 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 56 | |
| 96 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 210 | |
| 420 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 7.2 | |
| 7.2 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 18 | |
| 19 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 8.2 | |
| 12 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 10 | |
| 13 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 110 | |
| 41 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 9.7 | |
| 12 |
Alloy Composition
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| Copper (Cu), % | 99.9 to 100 | |
| 84 to 87 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.050 |
| Lead (Pb), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.050 |
| Tin (Sn), % | 0 | |
| 0.4 to 1.0 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 0 | |
| 11.4 to 15.6 |
| Residuals, % | 0 to 0.1 | |
| 0 to 0.5 |