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C68400 Brass vs. C82800 Copper

Both C68400 brass and C82800 copper are copper alloys. They have 62% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 27 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C68400 brass and the bottom bar is C82800 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
120
Elongation at Break, % 18
1.0 to 20
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 41
46
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 540
670 to 1140
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 310
380 to 1000

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 210
240
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 130
310
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 840
930
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 820
890
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 400
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 66
120
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 87
18
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 99
19

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 7.9
8.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
12
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 47
190
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 81
11 to 110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 460
590 to 4080
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.5
7.8
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 20
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19
21 to 36
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
20 to 28
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 21
36
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 18
23 to 39

Alloy Composition


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Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.15
Beryllium (Be), % 0
2.5 to 2.9
Boron (B), % 0.0010 to 0.030
0
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0 to 0.1
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0.15 to 0.7
Copper (Cu), % 59 to 64
94.6 to 97.2
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.25
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.090
0 to 0.020
Manganese (Mn), % 0.2 to 1.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0.030 to 0.3
0
Silicon (Si), % 1.5 to 2.5
0.2 to 0.35
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.1
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.12
Zinc (Zn), % 28.6 to 39.3
0 to 0.1
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.5