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C55282 Copper vs. C87900 Brass

Both C55282 copper and C87900 brass are copper alloys. Both are furnished in the as-fabricated (no temper or treatment) condition. They have 66% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 18 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (12, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C55282 copper and the bottom bar is C87900 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
110
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 39
41
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 180
480

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 190
190
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
130
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 770
930
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 640
900
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 400
390
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
20

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 8.6
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.0
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 110
46

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 6.8
7.3
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 5.8
17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 8.2
17
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 7.4
16

Alloy Composition


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Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.15
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.050
Arsenic (As), % 0
0 to 0.050
Copper (Cu), % 87.7 to 88.7
63 to 69.2
Iron (Fe), % 0
0 to 0.4
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.25
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 0.15
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.5
Phosphorus (P), % 6.5 to 7.0
0 to 0.010
Silicon (Si), % 0
0.8 to 1.2
Silver (Ag), % 4.8 to 5.2
0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.050
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.25
Zinc (Zn), % 0
30 to 36
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0