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C43400 Brass vs. C55180 Copper

Both C43400 brass and C55180 copper are copper alloys. They have 86% 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 C43400 brass and the bottom bar is C55180 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
110
Elongation at Break, % 3.0 to 49
20
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 42
41
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 310 to 690
200
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 110 to 560
100

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 190
200
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1020
920
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 990
710
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
400
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 140
200
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 19
17

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 28
29
Density, g/cm3 8.6
8.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
2.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 44
39
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
290

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 19 to 120
34
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 57 to 1420
48
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
7.1
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 10 to 22
6.4
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 12 to 20
8.8
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 41
56
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11 to 24
7.9

Alloy Composition


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Copper (Cu), % 84 to 87
94.7 to 95.2
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.050
0
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.050
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
4.8 to 5.2
Tin (Sn), % 0.4 to 1.0
0
Zinc (Zn), % 11.4 to 15.6
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.15