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C41500 Brass vs. C14181 Copper

Both C41500 brass and C14181 copper are copper alloys. They have a moderately high 91% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 26 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C41500 brass and the bottom bar is C14181 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
120
Elongation at Break, % 2.0 to 42
15
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 42
43
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 340 to 560
210
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 190 to 550
130

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 200
210
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 180
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1030
1080
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1010
1080
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 120
380
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
17

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 30
31
Density, g/cm3 8.7
9.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 45
41
Embodied Water, L/kg 330
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 11 to 120
28
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 160 to 1340
69
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.1
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 11 to 18
6.5
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 12 to 17
8.8
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 37
110
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12 to 20
7.4

Alloy Composition


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Cadmium (Cd), % 0
0 to 0.0020
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Copper (Cu), % 89 to 93
99.9 to 100
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.050
0
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.0020
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.0020
Tin (Sn), % 1.5 to 2.2
0
Zinc (Zn), % 4.2 to 9.5
0 to 0.0020
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0