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C12600 Copper vs. CC750S Brass

Both C12600 copper and CC750S brass are copper alloys. They have 65% 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 C12600 copper and the bottom bar is CC750S brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
110
Elongation at Break, % 56
13
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 56
40
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 270
200
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 69
80

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 210
170
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
130
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1080
860
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1030
810
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 130
110
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
20

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 29
24
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 29
26

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 30
25
Density, g/cm3 8.9
8.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 41
46
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
330

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110
22
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 21
30
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
7.1
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 8.2
6.8
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 10
9.3
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 39
35
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 9.5
6.7

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.1
Copper (Cu), % 99.5 to 99.8
62 to 67
Iron (Fe), % 0
0 to 0.8
Lead (Pb), % 0
1.0 to 3.0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 0.2
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 1.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0.2 to 0.4
0 to 0.050
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.050
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 1.5
Zinc (Zn), % 0
26.3 to 36