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C48500 Brass vs. C17200 Copper

Both C48500 brass and C17200 copper are copper alloys. They have 61% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C48500 brass and the bottom bar is C17200 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 100
120
Elongation at Break, % 13 to 40
1.1 to 37
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 39
45
Shear Strength, MPa 250 to 300
330 to 780
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 400 to 500
480 to 1380
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 160 to 320
160 to 1250

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 170
230
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 120
280
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 900
980
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 890
870
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 120
110
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 26
22
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 29
23

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 8.1
8.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
9.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 46
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 330
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 56 to 140
4.2 to 500
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 120 to 500
110 to 5720
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.1
7.6
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 14 to 17
15 to 44
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 15 to 17
16 to 31
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 38
31
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13 to 17
16 to 46

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.2
Beryllium (Be), % 0
1.8 to 2.0
Copper (Cu), % 59 to 62
96.1 to 98
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.4
Lead (Pb), % 1.3 to 2.2
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0.2 to 0.6
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.2
Tin (Sn), % 0.5 to 1.0
0
Zinc (Zn), % 34.3 to 39.2
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5