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C14510 Copper vs. C36000 Brass

Both C14510 copper and C36000 brass are copper alloys. They have 62% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 27 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 C14510 copper and the bottom bar is C36000 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
100
Elongation at Break, % 9.1 to 9.6
5.8 to 23
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
39
Shear Strength, MPa 180 to 190
210 to 310
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 300 to 320
330 to 530
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 230 to 250
140 to 260

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 210
170
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
120
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1080
900
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1050
890
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
380
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
8.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 42
45
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
320

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 25 to 29
25 to 62
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 230 to 280
89 to 340
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
7.0
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 9.2 to 10
11 to 18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 11 to 12
13 to 18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 100
37
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11 to 12
11 to 18

Alloy Composition


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Copper (Cu), % 99.15 to 99.69
60 to 63
Iron (Fe), % 0
0 to 0.35
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.050
2.5 to 3.7
Phosphorus (P), % 0.010 to 0.030
0
Tellurium (Te), % 0.3 to 0.7
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
32.5 to 37.5
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5

Comparable Variants