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C12600 Copper vs. CC760S Brass

Both C12600 copper and CC760S 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 (2, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C12600 copper and the bottom bar is CC760S brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
110
Elongation at Break, % 56
22
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 56
42
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 270
180
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 69
80

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 210
190
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1080
1000
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1030
940
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 130
150
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
19

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 29
38
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 29
40

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 30
28
Density, g/cm3 8.9
8.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 41
43
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
320

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110
33
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 21
29
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 8.2
5.8
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 10
8.2
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 39
45
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 9.5
6.2

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.010
Arsenic (As), % 0
0.050 to 0.15
Copper (Cu), % 99.5 to 99.8
83 to 88
Iron (Fe), % 0
0 to 0.15
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 0.1
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.1
Phosphorus (P), % 0.2 to 0.4
0
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.020
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.3
Zinc (Zn), % 0
10.7 to 17