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CC752S Brass vs. C55181 Copper

Both CC752S brass and C55181 copper are copper alloys. Both are furnished in the as-fabricated (no temper or treatment) condition. They have 63% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 20 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (10, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is CC752S brass and the bottom bar is C55181 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 100
110
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 40
40
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 350
200

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 170
190
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 130
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 840
790
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 800
710
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
410
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
16

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 24
28
Density, g/cm3 8.1
8.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
2.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 46
38
Embodied Water, L/kg 330
290

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.1
7.0
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 12
6.5
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 13
8.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12
8.2

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.3 to 0.7
0
Antimony (Sb), % 0 to 0.14
0
Arsenic (As), % 0.040 to 0.14
0
Copper (Cu), % 61.5 to 64.5
92.4 to 93
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.3
0
Lead (Pb), % 1.5 to 2.2
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.1
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.2
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
7.0 to 7.5
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.020
0
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.3
0
Zinc (Zn), % 31.5 to 36.7
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15