CC750S Brass vs. C17200 Copper
Both CC750S brass and C17200 copper are copper alloys. They have 65% 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 CC750S 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, % | 13 | |
| 1.1 to 37 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.31 | |
| 0.33 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 40 | |
| 45 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 200 | |
| 480 to 1380 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 80 | |
| 160 to 1250 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 170 | |
| 230 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 130 | |
| 280 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 860 | |
| 980 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 810 | |
| 870 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 380 | |
| 390 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 110 | |
| 110 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 20 | |
| 18 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 24 | |
| 22 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 26 | |
| 23 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.2 | |
| 8.8 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 2.8 | |
| 9.4 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 46 | |
| 150 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 330 | |
| 310 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 22 | |
| 4.2 to 500 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 30 | |
| 110 to 5720 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 7.1 | |
| 7.6 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 19 | |
| 19 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 6.8 | |
| 15 to 44 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 9.3 | |
| 16 to 31 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 35 | |
| 31 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 6.7 | |
| 16 to 46 |
Alloy Composition
| Aluminum (Al), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
| 0 to 0.2 |
| Beryllium (Be), % | 0 | |
| 1.8 to 2.0 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 62 to 67 | |
| 96.1 to 98 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 0.8 | |
| 0 to 0.4 |
| Lead (Pb), % | 1.0 to 3.0 | |
| 0 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 0.2 | |
| 0 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0 to 1.0 | |
| 0.2 to 0.6 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.050 | |
| 0 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.050 | |
| 0 to 0.2 |
| Tin (Sn), % | 0 to 1.5 | |
| 0 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 26.3 to 36 | |
| 0 |
| Residuals, % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.5 |