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C48600 Brass vs. C12500 Copper

Both C48600 brass and C12500 copper are copper alloys. They have 61% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 29 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 C48600 brass and the bottom bar is C12500 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 100
120
Elongation at Break, % 20 to 25
1.5 to 50
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 39
43
Shear Strength, MPa 180 to 230
150 to 220
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 280 to 360
220 to 420
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 110 to 170
75 to 390

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 170
210
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 120
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 900
1080
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 890
1070
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 110
350
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 25
92
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 28
93

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 24
31
Density, g/cm3 8.1
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 47
41
Embodied Water, L/kg 330
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 55 to 59
5.6 to 88
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 61 to 140
24 to 660
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.1
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 9.5 to 12
6.9 to 13
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 12 to 14
9.1 to 14
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 36
100
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 9.3 to 12
7.8 to 15

Alloy Composition

Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.0030
Arsenic (As), % 0.020 to 0.25
0 to 0.012
Bismuth (Bi), % 0
0 to 0.0030
Copper (Cu), % 59 to 62
99.88 to 100
Lead (Pb), % 1.0 to 2.5
0 to 0.0040
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.050
Tellurium (Te), % 0
0 to 0.025
Tin (Sn), % 0.3 to 1.5
0
Zinc (Zn), % 33.4 to 39.7
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.3

Comparable Variants