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C41300 Brass vs. C14520 Copper

Both C41300 brass and C14520 copper are copper alloys. They have a moderately high 91% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 29 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 C41300 brass and the bottom bar is C14520 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
120
Elongation at Break, % 2.0 to 44
9.0 to 9.6
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 42
43
Shear Strength, MPa 230 to 370
170 to 190
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 300 to 630
290 to 330
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 120 to 570
230 to 250

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 200
210
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 180
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1040
1080
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1010
1050
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 130
320
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 30
85
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 31
85

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 29
33
Density, g/cm3 8.7
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 44
42
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 11 to 110
24 to 29
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 69 to 1440
240 to 280
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 9.6 to 20
9.0 to 10
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 11 to 19
11 to 12
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 40
94
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11 to 22
10 to 12

Alloy Composition


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Copper (Cu), % 89 to 93
99.2 to 99.596
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.050
0
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.1
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0.0040 to 0.020
Tellurium (Te), % 0
0.4 to 0.7
Tin (Sn), % 0.7 to 1.3
0
Zinc (Zn), % 5.1 to 10.3
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0

Comparable Variants