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C15000 Copper vs. C43400 Brass

Both C15000 copper and C43400 brass are copper alloys. They have 86% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 29 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 C15000 copper and the bottom bar is C43400 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
110
Elongation at Break, % 13 to 54
3.0 to 49
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
42
Shear Strength, MPa 150 to 280
250 to 390
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 200 to 460
310 to 690
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 45 to 460
110 to 560

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 210
190
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1080
1020
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 980
990
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 370
140
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
19

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 93
31
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 93
32

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 31
28
Density, g/cm3 9.0
8.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 43
44
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
320

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 19 to 250
19 to 120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 8.7 to 910
57 to 1420
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 6.2 to 14
10 to 22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 8.5 to 15
12 to 20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 110
41
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 7.3 to 17
11 to 24

Alloy Composition


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Copper (Cu), % 99.8 to 99.9
84 to 87
Iron (Fe), % 0
0 to 0.050
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.050
Tin (Sn), % 0
0.4 to 1.0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
11.4 to 15.6
Zirconium (Zr), % 0.1 to 0.2
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5