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C48600 Brass vs. C14180 Copper

Both C48600 brass and C14180 copper are copper alloys. They have 61% 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 C48600 brass and the bottom bar is C14180 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 100
120
Elongation at Break, % 20 to 25
15
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 39
43
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 280 to 360
210
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 110 to 170
130

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
1080
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 110
370
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
17

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 24
31
Density, g/cm3 8.1
9.0
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
28
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 61 to 140
69
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
6.5
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 12 to 14
8.8
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 36
110
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 9.3 to 12
7.4

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.010
Arsenic (As), % 0.020 to 0.25
0
Copper (Cu), % 59 to 62
99.9 to 100
Lead (Pb), % 1.0 to 2.5
0 to 0.020
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.075
Tin (Sn), % 0.3 to 1.5
0
Zinc (Zn), % 33.4 to 39.7
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.4
0