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C14510 Copper vs. C68100 Brass

Both C14510 copper and C68100 brass are copper alloys. They have 58% 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 C68100 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
100
Elongation at Break, % 9.1 to 9.6
29
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.3
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
40
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 300 to 320
380
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 230 to 250
140

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 210
170
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
120
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1080
890
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1050
870
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 360
98
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
21

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 33
23
Density, g/cm3 8.9
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 42
47
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
330

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 25 to 29
86
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 230 to 280
94
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
7.3
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 9.2 to 10
13
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 11 to 12
15
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 100
32
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11 to 12
13

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.010
Copper (Cu), % 99.15 to 99.69
56 to 60
Iron (Fe), % 0
0.25 to 1.3
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.050
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0.010 to 0.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0.010 to 0.030
0
Silicon (Si), % 0
0.040 to 0.15
Tellurium (Te), % 0.3 to 0.7
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0.75 to 1.1
Zinc (Zn), % 0
36.4 to 43
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5