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C42600 Brass vs. C14520 Copper

Both C42600 brass and C14520 copper are copper alloys. They have 89% of their average alloy composition in common.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C42600 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, % 1.1 to 40
9.0 to 9.6
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 42
43
Shear Strength, MPa 280 to 470
170 to 190
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 410 to 830
290 to 330
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 220 to 810
230 to 250

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
1050
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 110
320
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 25
85
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 26
85

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 31
33
Density, g/cm3 8.7
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.9
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 48
42
Embodied Water, L/kg 340
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 9.4 to 140
24 to 29
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 230 to 2970
240 to 280
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.1
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 13 to 27
9.0 to 10
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 14 to 23
11 to 12
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 33
94
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15 to 29
10 to 12

Alloy Composition


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Copper (Cu), % 87 to 90
99.2 to 99.596
Iron (Fe), % 0.050 to 0.2
0
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.050
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0.050 to 0.2
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0.020 to 0.050
0.0040 to 0.020
Tellurium (Te), % 0
0.4 to 0.7
Tin (Sn), % 2.5 to 4.0
0
Zinc (Zn), % 5.3 to 10.4
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.2
0

Comparable Variants