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C48600 Brass vs. C15100 Copper

Both C48600 brass and C15100 copper are copper alloys. They have 61% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (1, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C48600 brass and the bottom bar is C15100 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 100
120
Elongation at Break, % 20 to 25
2.0 to 36
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.34
Rockwell B Hardness 55 to 58
30 to 64
Shear Modulus, GPa 39
43
Shear Strength, MPa 180 to 230
170 to 270
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 280 to 360
260 to 470
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 110 to 170
69 to 460

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 170
210
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 120
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 900
1100
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 890
1030
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 110
360
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 25
95
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 28
95

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 24
31
Density, g/cm3 8.1
9.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 47
43
Embodied Water, L/kg 330
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 55 to 59
9.3 to 71
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 61 to 140
21 to 890
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
8.1 to 15
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 12 to 14
10 to 15
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 36
100
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 9.3 to 12
9.3 to 17

Alloy Composition

Arsenic (As), % 0.020 to 0.25
0
Copper (Cu), % 59 to 62
99.8 to 99.95
Lead (Pb), % 1.0 to 2.5
0
Tin (Sn), % 0.3 to 1.5
0
Zinc (Zn), % 33.4 to 39.7
0
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
0.050 to 0.15
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.1

Comparable Variants