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C12600 Copper vs. CC766S Brass

Both C12600 copper and CC766S brass are copper alloys. They have 61% 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 CC766S brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
110
Elongation at Break, % 56
28
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 56
40
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 270
500
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 69
190

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 210
180
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
130
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1080
840
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1030
800
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 130
89
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
20

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 29
32
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 29
36

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 30
24
Density, g/cm3 8.9
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 41
48
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
330

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110
110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 21
180
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
7.3
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 8.2
17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 10
18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 39
28
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 9.5
17

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0.3 to 1.8
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.1
Copper (Cu), % 99.5 to 99.8
58 to 64
Iron (Fe), % 0
0 to 0.5
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 2.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0.2 to 0.4
0
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.6
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.5
Zinc (Zn), % 0
29.5 to 41.7