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C84000 Brass vs. C17500 Copper

Both C84000 brass and C17500 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 (4, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C84000 brass and the bottom bar is C17500 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
120
Elongation at Break, % 27
6.0 to 30
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 42
45
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 250
310 to 860
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 140
170 to 760

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 190
220
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
220
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1040
1060
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 940
1020
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 72
200
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 16
24 to 53
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 17
24 to 54

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 30
60
Density, g/cm3 8.6
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.0
4.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 49
73
Embodied Water, L/kg 330
320

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 58
30 to 120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 83
120 to 2390
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
7.5
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 8.2
9.7 to 27
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 10
11 to 23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 22
59
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 9.0
11 to 29

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
0.4 to 0.7
Boron (B), % 0 to 0.1
0
Cobalt (Co), % 0
2.4 to 2.7
Copper (Cu), % 82 to 89
95.6 to 97.2
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 0.1
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.090
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.010
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0.5 to 2.0
0
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