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C99500 Copper vs. C26200 Brass

Both C99500 copper and C26200 brass are copper alloys. They have 70% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 26 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C99500 copper and the bottom bar is C26200 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
110
Elongation at Break, % 13
3.0 to 180
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 45
41
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 540
330 to 770
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 310
110 to 490

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 240
180
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 210
140
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1090
950
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1040
920
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 400
390
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
20

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 10
28
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 10
31

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 30
25
Density, g/cm3 8.7
8.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.0
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 47
45
Embodied Water, L/kg 300
320

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 63
19 to 160
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 410
62 to 1110
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.7
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17
11 to 26
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17
13 to 23
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19
11 to 26

Alloy Composition


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Aluminum (Al), % 0.5 to 2.0
0
Copper (Cu), % 82.5 to 92
67 to 70
Iron (Fe), % 3.0 to 5.0
0 to 0.050
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.070
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 3.5 to 5.5
0
Silicon (Si), % 0.5 to 2.0
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0.5 to 2.0
29.6 to 33
Residuals, % 0 to 0.3
0 to 0.3