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C17500 Copper vs. C41300 Brass

Both C17500 copper and C41300 brass are copper alloys. They have a moderately high 91% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 30 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 C17500 copper and the bottom bar is C41300 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
110
Elongation at Break, % 6.0 to 30
2.0 to 44
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.33
Rockwell B Hardness 38 to 99
53 to 88
Shear Modulus, GPa 45
42
Shear Strength, MPa 200 to 520
230 to 370
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 310 to 860
300 to 630
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 170 to 760
120 to 570

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 220
200
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 220
180
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1060
1040
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1020
1010
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 200
130
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 24 to 53
30
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 24 to 54
31

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 60
29
Density, g/cm3 8.9
8.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.7
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 73
44
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
320

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 30 to 120
11 to 110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 120 to 2390
69 to 1440
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.5
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 9.7 to 27
9.6 to 20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 11 to 23
11 to 19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 59
40
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11 to 29
11 to 22

Alloy Composition


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Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.2
0
Beryllium (Be), % 0.4 to 0.7
0
Cobalt (Co), % 2.4 to 2.7
0
Copper (Cu), % 95.6 to 97.2
89 to 93
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.050
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.1
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.2
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0.7 to 1.3
Zinc (Zn), % 0
5.1 to 10.3
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.5