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C44400 Brass vs. C17500 Copper

Both C44400 brass and C17500 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 (5, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C44400 brass and the bottom bar is C17500 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
120
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 41
45
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 350
310 to 860
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 120
170 to 760

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 180
220
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 140
220
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 940
1060
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 900
1020
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 110
200
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 25
24 to 53
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 27
24 to 54

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 26
60
Density, g/cm3 8.3
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
4.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 46
73
Embodied Water, L/kg 330
320

Common Calculations

Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 65
120 to 2390
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
7.5
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 12
9.7 to 27
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 13
11 to 23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 35
59
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12
11 to 29

Alloy Composition


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Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.2
Antimony (Sb), % 0.020 to 0.1
0
Beryllium (Be), % 0
0.4 to 0.7
Cobalt (Co), % 0
2.4 to 2.7
Copper (Cu), % 70 to 73
95.6 to 97.2
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.060
0 to 0.1
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.070
0
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