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C68400 Brass vs. C14500 Copper

Both C68400 brass and C14500 copper are copper alloys. They have 62% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C68400 brass and the bottom bar is C14500 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
120
Elongation at Break, % 18
12 to 50
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 41
43
Shear Strength, MPa 330
150 to 190
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 540
220 to 330
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 310
69 to 260

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 210
210
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 130
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 840
1080
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 820
1050
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 400
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 66
360
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 87
94
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 99
95

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 23
33
Density, g/cm3 7.9
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 47
42
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 81
36 to 85
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 460
21 to 300
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.5
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 20
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19
6.8 to 10
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
9.1 to 12
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 21
100
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 18
8.0 to 12

Alloy Composition


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Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.5
0
Boron (B), % 0.0010 to 0.030
0
Copper (Cu), % 59 to 64
99.2 to 99.596
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.0
0
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.090
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.2 to 1.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.5
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0.030 to 0.3
0.0040 to 0.012
Silicon (Si), % 1.5 to 2.5
0
Tellurium (Te), % 0
0.4 to 0.7
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.5
0
Zinc (Zn), % 28.6 to 39.3
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0