C15100 Copper vs. C23000 Brass
Both C15100 copper and C23000 brass are copper alloys. They have 85% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 31 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (1, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is C15100 copper and the bottom bar is C23000 brass.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 120 | |
| 110 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 2.0 to 36 | |
| 2.9 to 47 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.34 | |
| 0.33 |
| Rockwell B Hardness | 30 to 64 | |
| 48 to 87 |
| Rockwell Superficial 30T Hardness | 48 to 65 | |
| 51 to 77 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 43 | |
| 42 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 170 to 270 | |
| 220 to 340 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 260 to 470 | |
| 280 to 590 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 69 to 460 | |
| 83 to 480 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 210 | |
| 190 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 200 | |
| 170 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1100 | |
| 1030 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1030 | |
| 990 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 390 | |
| 390 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 360 | |
| 160 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 17 | |
| 19 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 95 | |
| 37 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 95 | |
| 39 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 31 | |
| 28 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 9.0 | |
| 8.6 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 2.7 | |
| 2.6 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 43 | |
| 43 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 310 | |
| 310 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 9.3 to 71 | |
| 6.2 to 260 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 21 to 890 | |
| 31 to 1040 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 7.2 | |
| 7.2 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 18 | |
| 19 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 8.1 to 15 | |
| 8.9 to 19 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 10 to 15 | |
| 11 to 18 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 100 | |
| 48 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 9.3 to 17 | |
| 9.4 to 20 |
Alloy Composition
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| Copper (Cu), % | 99.8 to 99.95 | |
| 84 to 86 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.050 |
| Lead (Pb), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.050 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 0 | |
| 13.7 to 16 |
| Zirconium (Zr), % | 0.050 to 0.15 | |
| 0 |
| Residuals, % | 0 to 0.1 | |
| 0 to 0.2 |