C96800 Copper vs. C87400 Brass
Both C96800 copper and C87400 brass are copper alloys. Both are furnished in the as-fabricated (no temper or treatment) condition. They have 83% of their average alloy composition in common.
For each property being compared, the top bar is C96800 copper and the bottom bar is C87400 brass.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 120 | |
| 110 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 3.4 | |
| 21 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.34 | |
| 0.33 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 46 | |
| 41 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 1010 | |
| 390 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 860 | |
| 160 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 220 | |
| 250 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 220 | |
| 170 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1120 | |
| 920 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1060 | |
| 820 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 390 | |
| 400 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 52 | |
| 28 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 17 | |
| 18 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 10 | |
| 6.7 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 10 | |
| 7.2 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 34 | |
| 27 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.9 | |
| 8.3 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 3.4 | |
| 2.7 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 52 | |
| 44 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 300 | |
| 310 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 33 | |
| 65 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 3000 | |
| 120 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 7.6 | |
| 7.4 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 19 | |
| 19 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 32 | |
| 13 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 25 | |
| 14 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 15 | |
| 8.3 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 35 | |
| 14 |
Alloy Composition
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| Aluminum (Al), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
| 0 to 0.8 |
| Antimony (Sb), % | 0 to 0.020 | |
| 0 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 87.1 to 90.5 | |
| 79 to 85.5 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 0.5 | |
| 0 |
| Lead (Pb), % | 0 to 0.0050 | |
| 0 to 1.0 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0.050 to 0.3 | |
| 0 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 9.5 to 10.5 | |
| 0 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.0050 | |
| 0 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 | |
| 2.5 to 4.0 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.0025 | |
| 0 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 0 to 1.0 | |
| 12 to 16 |
| Residuals, % | 0 to 0.5 | |
| 0 to 0.8 |