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C36200 Brass vs. C14180 Copper

Both C36200 brass and C14180 copper are copper alloys. They have 62% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 26 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C36200 brass and the bottom bar is C14180 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 100
120
Elongation at Break, % 20 to 53
15
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 39
43
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 340 to 420
210
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 130 to 360
130

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 170
210
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 120
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 900
1080
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 890
1080
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 120
370
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
17

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 23
31
Density, g/cm3 8.2
9.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 45
41
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 74 to 140
28
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 89 to 630
69
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 6.9
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 11 to 14
6.5
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 13 to 15
8.8
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 37
110
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11 to 14
7.4

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.010
Copper (Cu), % 60 to 63
99.9 to 100
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.15
0
Lead (Pb), % 3.5 to 4.5
0 to 0.020
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.075
Zinc (Zn), % 32.4 to 36.5
0