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C84000 Brass vs. C17200 Copper

Both C84000 brass and C17200 copper 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 C84000 brass and the bottom bar is C17200 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
120
Elongation at Break, % 27
1.1 to 37
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 42
45
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 250
480 to 1380
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 140
160 to 1250

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 190
230
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
280
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1040
980
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 940
870
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 72
110
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 16
22
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 17
23

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 8.6
8.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.0
9.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 49
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 330
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 58
4.2 to 500
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 83
110 to 5720
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
7.6
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 8.2
15 to 44
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 10
16 to 31
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 22
31
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 9.0
16 to 46

Alloy Composition


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Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.0050
0 to 0.2
Antimony (Sb), % 0 to 0.020
0
Beryllium (Be), % 0
1.8 to 2.0
Boron (B), % 0 to 0.1
0
Copper (Cu), % 82 to 89
96.1 to 98
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 0.4
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.090
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.010
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0.5 to 2.0
0.2 to 0.6
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.050
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.0050
0 to 0.2
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 0.5