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C19400 Copper vs. C43400 Brass

Both C19400 copper and C43400 brass are copper alloys. They have 86% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 30 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 C19400 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, % 2.3 to 37
3.0 to 49
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.33
Rockwell Superficial 30T Hardness 59 to 78
22 to 84
Shear Modulus, GPa 44
42
Shear Strength, MPa 210 to 300
250 to 390
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 310 to 630
310 to 690
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 98 to 520
110 to 560

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 210
190
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1090
1020
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1080
990
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 260
140
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
19

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 58 to 68
31
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 58 to 69
32

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 30
28
Density, g/cm3 8.9
8.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
2.7
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
19 to 120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 41 to 1140
57 to 1420
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.3
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 9.7 to 20
10 to 22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 11 to 18
12 to 20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 75
41
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11 to 22
11 to 24

Alloy Composition

Copper (Cu), % 96.8 to 97.8
84 to 87
Iron (Fe), % 2.1 to 2.6
0 to 0.050
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.050
Phosphorus (P), % 0.015 to 0.15
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0.4 to 1.0
Zinc (Zn), % 0.050 to 0.2
11.4 to 15.6
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5

Comparable Variants