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C14510 Copper vs. C48500 Brass

Both C14510 copper and C48500 brass are copper alloys. They have 61% 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 C48500 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
100
Elongation at Break, % 9.1 to 9.6
13 to 40
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
39
Shear Strength, MPa 180 to 190
250 to 300
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 300 to 320
400 to 500
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 230 to 250
160 to 320

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
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 42
46
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
330

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 25 to 29
56 to 140
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 230 to 280
120 to 500
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
7.1
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 9.2 to 10
14 to 17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 11 to 12
15 to 17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 100
38
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11 to 12
13 to 17

Alloy Composition


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Copper (Cu), % 99.15 to 99.69
59 to 62
Iron (Fe), % 0
0 to 0.1
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.050
1.3 to 2.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0.010 to 0.030
0
Tellurium (Te), % 0.3 to 0.7
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0.5 to 1.0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
34.3 to 39.2
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.4

Comparable Variants