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C44400 Brass vs. C17200 Copper

Both C44400 brass and C17200 copper are copper alloys. They have 72% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C44400 brass and the bottom bar is C17200 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
120
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 41
45
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 350
480 to 1380
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 120
160 to 1250

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 180
230
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 140
280
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 940
980
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 900
870
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 110
110
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 25
22
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 27
23

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 8.3
8.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
9.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 46
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 330
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 65
110 to 5720
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
7.6
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 12
15 to 44
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 13
16 to 31
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 35
31
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12
16 to 46

Alloy Composition


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Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.2
Antimony (Sb), % 0.020 to 0.1
0
Beryllium (Be), % 0
1.8 to 2.0
Copper (Cu), % 70 to 73
96.1 to 98
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.060
0 to 0.4
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.070
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0.2 to 0.6
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.2
Tin (Sn), % 0.9 to 1.2
0
Zinc (Zn), % 25.2 to 29.1
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.4
0 to 0.5