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C42600 Brass vs. C16200 Copper

Both C42600 brass and C16200 copper are copper alloys. They have 89% 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 C42600 brass and the bottom bar is C16200 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
120
Elongation at Break, % 1.1 to 40
2.0 to 56
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 42
43
Shear Strength, MPa 280 to 470
190 to 390
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 410 to 830
240 to 550
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 220 to 810
48 to 470

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 200
210
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 180
370
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1030
1080
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1010
1030
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 110
360
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 25
90
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 26
90

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 31
30
Density, g/cm3 8.7
9.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.9
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 48
41
Embodied Water, L/kg 340
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 9.4 to 140
10 to 99
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 230 to 2970
10 to 970
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.1
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 13 to 27
7.4 to 17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 14 to 23
9.6 to 17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 33
100
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15 to 29
8.7 to 20

Alloy Composition


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Cadmium (Cd), % 0
0.7 to 1.2
Copper (Cu), % 87 to 90
98.6 to 99.3
Iron (Fe), % 0.050 to 0.2
0 to 0.2
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.050
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0.050 to 0.2
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0.020 to 0.050
0
Tin (Sn), % 2.5 to 4.0
0
Zinc (Zn), % 5.3 to 10.4
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.2
0

Comparable Variants