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C68400 Brass vs. C82200 Copper

Both C68400 brass and C82200 copper are copper alloys. They have 62% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C68400 brass and the bottom bar is C82200 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
120
Elongation at Break, % 18
8.0 to 20
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 41
44
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 540
390 to 660
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 310
210 to 520

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 210
220
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 130
230
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 840
1080
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 820
1040
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 400
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 66
180
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 87
45
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 99
46

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 23
55
Density, g/cm3 7.9
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
4.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 47
74
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 81
49 to 66
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 460
180 to 1130
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.5
7.4
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 20
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19
12 to 20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
13 to 19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 21
53
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 18
14 to 23

Alloy Composition


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Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.5
0
Beryllium (Be), % 0
0.35 to 0.8
Boron (B), % 0.0010 to 0.030
0
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 0.3
Copper (Cu), % 59 to 64
97.4 to 98.7
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
1.0 to 2.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0.030 to 0.3
0
Silicon (Si), % 1.5 to 2.5
0
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.5
0
Zinc (Zn), % 28.6 to 39.3
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.5