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C55181 Copper vs. C84100 Brass

Both C55181 copper and C84100 brass are copper alloys. They have 82% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 20 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (10, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C55181 copper and the bottom bar is C84100 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
110
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 40
39
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 200
230

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 190
190
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
160
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 790
1000
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 710
810
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 410
380
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
19

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 28
29
Density, g/cm3 8.5
8.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.4
2.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 38
48
Embodied Water, L/kg 290
340

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.0
7.1
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 6.5
7.4
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 8.9
9.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 8.2
7.8

Alloy Composition


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Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.010
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.050
Bismuth (Bi), % 0
0 to 0.090
Copper (Cu), % 92.4 to 93
78 to 85
Iron (Fe), % 0
0 to 0.3
Lead (Pb), % 0
0.050 to 0.25
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.5
Phosphorus (P), % 7.0 to 7.5
0 to 0.050
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.010
Tin (Sn), % 0
1.5 to 4.5
Zinc (Zn), % 0
12 to 20
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.5