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C14510 Copper vs. CC490K Brass

Both C14510 copper and CC490K brass are copper alloys. They have 84% 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 C14510 copper and the bottom bar is CC490K brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
110
Elongation at Break, % 9.1 to 9.6
15
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
40
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 300 to 320
230
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 230 to 250
110

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 210
190
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
160
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1080
980
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1050
910
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
370
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 360
72
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
19

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 33
30
Density, g/cm3 8.9
8.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
2.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 42
47
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
340

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 25 to 29
28
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 230 to 280
54
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
6.8
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 9.2 to 10
7.3
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 11 to 12
9.5
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 100
22
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11 to 12
8.2

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.010
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.3
Copper (Cu), % 99.15 to 99.69
81 to 86
Iron (Fe), % 0
0 to 0.5
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.050
3.0 to 6.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 2.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0.010 to 0.030
0 to 0.050
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.010
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.1
Tellurium (Te), % 0.3 to 0.7
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
2.0 to 3.5
Zinc (Zn), % 0
7.0 to 9.5