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C46200 Brass vs. C96600 Copper

Both C46200 brass and C96600 copper are copper alloys. They have 64% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 26 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C46200 brass and the bottom bar is C96600 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 100
140
Elongation at Break, % 17 to 34
7.0
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 40
52
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 370 to 480
760
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 120 to 290
480

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 170
240
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 120
280
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 840
1180
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 800
1100
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
400
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 110
30
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
15

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 24
65
Density, g/cm3 8.1
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
7.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 46
100
Embodied Water, L/kg 330
280

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 69 to 100
47
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 72 to 400
830
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
8.7
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 13 to 16
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 14 to 17
21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 35
8.4
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12 to 16
25

Alloy Composition


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Beryllium (Be), % 0
0.4 to 0.7
Copper (Cu), % 62 to 65
63.5 to 69.8
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.1
0.8 to 1.1
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.010
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
29 to 33
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.15
Tin (Sn), % 0.5 to 1.0
0
Zinc (Zn), % 33.3 to 37.5
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.4
0 to 0.5