C19400 Copper vs. C33200 Brass
Both C19400 copper and C33200 brass are copper alloys. They have 67% of their average alloy composition in common.
For each property being compared, the top bar is C19400 copper and the bottom bar is C33200 brass.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 120 | |
| 100 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 2.3 to 37 | |
| 7.0 to 60 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.34 | |
| 0.31 |
| Rockwell Superficial 30T Hardness | 59 to 78 | |
| 26 to 69 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 44 | |
| 40 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 210 to 300 | |
| 240 to 300 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 310 to 630 | |
| 320 to 520 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 98 to 520 | |
| 110 to 450 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 210 | |
| 170 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 200 | |
| 130 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1090 | |
| 930 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1080 | |
| 900 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 390 | |
| 380 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 260 | |
| 120 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 17 | |
| 20 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 58 to 68 | |
| 26 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 58 to 69 | |
| 28 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 30 | |
| 24 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.9 | |
| 8.2 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 2.6 | |
| 2.6 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 40 | |
| 44 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 300 | |
| 320 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 5.5 to 220 | |
| 35 to 150 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 41 to 1140 | |
| 60 to 960 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 7.3 | |
| 7.1 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 18 | |
| 19 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 9.7 to 20 | |
| 11 to 17 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 11 to 18 | |
| 13 to 17 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 75 | |
| 37 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 11 to 22 | |
| 11 to 17 |
Alloy Composition
| Copper (Cu), % | 96.8 to 97.8 | |
| 65 to 68 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 2.1 to 2.6 | |
| 0 to 0.070 |
| Lead (Pb), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
| 1.5 to 2.5 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0.015 to 0.15 | |
| 0 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 0.050 to 0.2 | |
| 29 to 33.5 |
| Residuals, % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.4 |