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C14510 Copper vs. C27400 Brass

Both C14510 copper and C27400 brass are copper alloys. They have 63% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 22 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (9, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C14510 copper and the bottom bar is C27400 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
110
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
40
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 300 to 320
370 to 650

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 210
170
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
120
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1080
920
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1050
870
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 360
120
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
21

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 33
23
Density, g/cm3 8.9
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 42
45
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
320

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 9.2 to 10
13 to 23
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 11 to 12
14 to 21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 100
37
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11 to 12
12 to 22

Alloy Composition


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Copper (Cu), % 99.15 to 99.69
61 to 64
Iron (Fe), % 0
0 to 0.1
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.050
Phosphorus (P), % 0.010 to 0.030
0
Tellurium (Te), % 0.3 to 0.7
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
35.6 to 39
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.3

Comparable Variants