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C44400 Brass vs. C15900 Copper

Both C44400 brass and C15900 copper are copper alloys. They have 72% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 26 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C44400 brass and the bottom bar is C15900 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
110
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 41
43
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 350
720
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 120
240

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 180
210
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 140
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 940
1080
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 900
1030
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 110
280
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 25
48
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 27
49

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 26
30
Density, g/cm3 8.3
8.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 46
45
Embodied Water, L/kg 330
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 65
260
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 12
23
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 13
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 35
80
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12
26

Alloy Composition


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Aluminum (Al), % 0
0.76 to 0.84
Antimony (Sb), % 0.020 to 0.1
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0.27 to 0.33
Copper (Cu), % 70 to 73
97.5 to 97.9
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.060
0 to 0.040
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.070
0
Oxygen (O), % 0
0.4 to 0.54
Tin (Sn), % 0.9 to 1.2
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.66 to 0.74
Zinc (Zn), % 25.2 to 29.1
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.4
0