C70260 Copper vs. C83300 Brass
Both C70260 copper and C83300 brass are copper alloys. They have a moderately high 93% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 28 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 C70260 copper and the bottom bar is C83300 brass.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 120 | |
| 110 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 9.5 to 19 | |
| 35 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.34 | |
| 0.34 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 44 | |
| 42 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 520 to 760 | |
| 220 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 410 to 650 | |
| 69 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 220 | |
| 200 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 200 | |
| 180 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1060 | |
| 1060 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1040 | |
| 1030 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 390 | |
| 380 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 160 | |
| 160 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 17 | |
| 18 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 40 to 50 | |
| 32 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 40 to 51 | |
| 33 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 31 | |
| 30 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.9 | |
| 8.8 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 2.7 | |
| 2.7 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 43 | |
| 44 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 310 | |
| 320 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 46 to 140 | |
| 60 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 710 to 1810 | |
| 21 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 7.3 | |
| 7.0 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 18 | |
| 18 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 16 to 24 | |
| 6.9 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 16 to 21 | |
| 9.2 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 45 | |
| 48 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 18 to 27 | |
| 7.9 |
Alloy Composition
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| Copper (Cu), % | 95.8 to 98.8 | |
| 92 to 94 |
| Lead (Pb), % | 0 | |
| 1.0 to 2.0 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 1.0 to 3.0 | |
| 0 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.010 | |
| 0 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0.2 to 0.7 | |
| 0 |
| Tin (Sn), % | 0 | |
| 1.0 to 2.0 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 0 | |
| 2.0 to 6.0 |
| Residuals, % | 0 to 0.5 | |
| 0 to 0.7 |