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C48600 Brass vs. C55180 Copper

Both C48600 brass and C55180 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 C55180 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 100
110
Elongation at Break, % 20 to 25
20
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 39
41
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 280 to 360
200
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 110 to 170
100

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 170
200
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 120
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 900
920
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 890
710
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
400
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 110
200
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
17

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 24
29
Density, g/cm3 8.1
8.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
2.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 47
39
Embodied Water, L/kg 330
290

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 55 to 59
34
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 61 to 140
48
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.1
7.1
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 9.5 to 12
6.4
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 12 to 14
8.8
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 36
56
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 9.3 to 12
7.9

Alloy Composition

Arsenic (As), % 0.020 to 0.25
0
Copper (Cu), % 59 to 62
94.7 to 95.2
Lead (Pb), % 1.0 to 2.5
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
4.8 to 5.2
Tin (Sn), % 0.3 to 1.5
0
Zinc (Zn), % 33.4 to 39.7
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15