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C81500 Copper vs. C27200 Brass

Both C81500 copper and C27200 brass are copper alloys. They have 64% 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 C81500 copper and the bottom bar is C27200 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
110
Elongation at Break, % 17
10 to 50
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 44
40
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 350
370 to 590
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 280
150 to 410

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 210
170
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
130
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1090
920
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1080
870
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 320
120
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
20

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 82
28
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 83
31

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 31
24
Density, g/cm3 8.9
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 41
45
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
320

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 56
30 to 270
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 330
110 to 810
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.3
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 11
13 to 20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 12
14 to 19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 91
37
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12
12 to 20

Alloy Composition


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Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.1
0
Chromium (Cr), % 0.4 to 1.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 97.4 to 99.6
62 to 65
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.070
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.070
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.15
0
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.1
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.1
34.6 to 38
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.3