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C82400 Copper vs. C43400 Brass

Both C82400 copper and C43400 brass are copper alloys. They have 86% 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 C82400 copper and the bottom bar is C43400 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
110
Elongation at Break, % 1.0 to 20
3.0 to 49
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 45
42
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 500 to 1030
310 to 690
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 260 to 970
110 to 560

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 230
190
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 270
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1000
1020
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 900
990
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 130
140
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
19

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 25
31
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 26
32

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 8.8
8.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.9
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 140
44
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
320

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 10 to 83
19 to 120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 270 to 3870
57 to 1420
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.6
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 16 to 33
10 to 22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16 to 26
12 to 20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 39
41
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17 to 36
11 to 24

Alloy Composition


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Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.15
0
Beryllium (Be), % 1.6 to 1.9
0
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.1
0
Cobalt (Co), % 0.2 to 0.65
0
Copper (Cu), % 96 to 98.2
84 to 87
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.050
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.050
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.2
0
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.1
0.4 to 1.0
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.12
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.1
11.4 to 15.6
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.5