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C84000 Brass vs. C15500 Copper

Both C84000 brass and C15500 copper are copper alloys. They have 86% 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 C84000 brass and the bottom bar is C15500 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
120
Elongation at Break, % 27
3.0 to 37
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 42
43
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 250
280 to 550
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 140
130 to 530

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 190
210
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1040
1080
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 940
1080
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 72
350
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 16
90
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 17
91

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 30
33
Density, g/cm3 8.6
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.0
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 49
42
Embodied Water, L/kg 330
360

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 58
15 to 84
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 83
72 to 1210
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 8.2
8.6 to 17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 10
11 to 17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 22
100
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 9.0
9.8 to 20

Alloy Composition


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Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Antimony (Sb), % 0 to 0.020
0
Boron (B), % 0 to 0.1
0
Copper (Cu), % 82 to 89
99.75 to 99.853
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.4
0
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.090
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0.080 to 0.13
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.010
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0.5 to 2.0
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.050
0.040 to 0.080
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Silver (Ag), % 0
0.027 to 0.1
Sulfur (S), % 0.1 to 0.65
0
Tin (Sn), % 2.0 to 4.0
0
Zinc (Zn), % 5.0 to 14
0
Zirconium (Zr), % 0 to 0.1
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.7
0 to 0.2