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CC761S Brass vs. C16500 Copper

Both CC761S brass and C16500 copper are copper alloys. They have 81% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is CC761S brass and the bottom bar is C16500 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
110
Elongation at Break, % 8.7
1.5 to 53
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 42
43
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 540
280 to 530
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 340
97 to 520

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
210
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
340
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 960
1070
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 910
1010
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 410
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 27
250
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 40
60
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 43
61

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 27
31
Density, g/cm3 8.3
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 45
42
Embodied Water, L/kg 300
320

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 41
7.8 to 110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 530
41 to 1160
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.4
7.1
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18
8.6 to 17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
11 to 16
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 8.0
74
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19
9.8 to 19

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.1
0
Antimony (Sb), % 0 to 0.050
0
Cadmium (Cd), % 0
0.6 to 1.0
Copper (Cu), % 78 to 83
97.8 to 98.9
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.6
0 to 0.020
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.8
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.2
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 1.0
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0
Silicon (Si), % 3.0 to 5.0
0
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.3
0.5 to 0.7
Zinc (Zn), % 8.9 to 19
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5