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C32000 Brass vs. C16500 Copper

Both C32000 brass and C16500 copper are copper alloys. They have 85% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 29 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 C32000 brass and the bottom bar is C16500 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
110
Elongation at Break, % 6.8 to 29
1.5 to 53
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 41
43
Shear Strength, MPa 180 to 280
200 to 310
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 270 to 470
280 to 530
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 78 to 390
97 to 520

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 190
210
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
340
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1020
1070
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 990
1010
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 160
250
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 19
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 36
60
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 37
61

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 28
31
Density, g/cm3 8.7
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 42
42
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
320

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 30 to 59
7.8 to 110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 28 to 680
41 to 1160
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.1
7.1
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 8.8 to 15
8.6 to 17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 11 to 16
11 to 16
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 47
74
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 9.5 to 16
9.8 to 19

Alloy Composition


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Cadmium (Cd), % 0
0.6 to 1.0
Copper (Cu), % 83.5 to 86.5
97.8 to 98.9
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.020
Lead (Pb), % 1.5 to 2.2
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.25
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0.5 to 0.7
Zinc (Zn), % 10.6 to 15
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.4
0 to 0.5

Comparable Variants