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CC754S Brass vs. C11600 Copper

Both CC754S brass and C11600 copper are copper alloys. They have 60% 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 CC754S brass and the bottom bar is C11600 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 100
120
Elongation at Break, % 11
2.7 to 50
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 40
43
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 320
230 to 410
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 160
77 to 410

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 170
210
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 120
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 830
1080
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 780
1030
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 95
390
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 27
100
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 30
100

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 23
35
Density, g/cm3 8.1
9.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 47
42
Embodied Water, L/kg 330
390

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 29
9.7 to 91
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 130
25 to 710
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 11
7.2 to 13
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 13
9.4 to 14
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 31
110
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 10
8.2 to 15

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.8
0
Copper (Cu), % 57 to 63
99.78 to 99.915
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.7
0
Lead (Pb), % 0.5 to 2.5
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 1.0
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.3
0
Silver (Ag), % 0
0.085 to 0.12
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 1.0
0
Zinc (Zn), % 30.2 to 42.5
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.1