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C14180 Copper vs. CC752S Brass

Both C14180 copper and CC752S brass are copper alloys. Both are furnished in the as-fabricated (no temper or treatment) condition. They have 63% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 26 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C14180 copper and the bottom bar is CC752S brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
100
Elongation at Break, % 15
8.4
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
40
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 210
350
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 130
190

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 210
170
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
130
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1080
840
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1080
800
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 370
110
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
21

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 31
24
Density, g/cm3 9.0
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 41
46
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
330

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 28
25
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 69
180
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
7.1
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 6.5
12
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 8.8
13
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 110
35
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 7.4
12

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.010
0.3 to 0.7
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.14
Arsenic (As), % 0
0.040 to 0.14
Copper (Cu), % 99.9 to 100
61.5 to 64.5
Iron (Fe), % 0
0 to 0.3
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.020
1.5 to 2.2
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 0.1
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.075
0
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.020
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.3
Zinc (Zn), % 0
31.5 to 36.7