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CC763S Brass vs. C16500 Copper

Both CC763S brass and C16500 copper are copper alloys. They have 62% 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 CC763S 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, % 7.3
1.5 to 53
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 41
43
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 490
280 to 530
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270
97 to 520

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 190
210
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 140
340
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 870
1070
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 830
1010
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 400
380
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 29
60
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 32
61

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 24
31
Density, g/cm3 8.0
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.9
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 49
42
Embodied Water, L/kg 330
320

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 30
7.8 to 110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 340
41 to 1160
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.5
7.1
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 20
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17
8.6 to 17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17
11 to 16
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16
9.8 to 19

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 1.0 to 2.5
0
Antimony (Sb), % 0 to 0.080
0
Cadmium (Cd), % 0
0.6 to 1.0
Copper (Cu), % 56.5 to 67
97.8 to 98.9
Iron (Fe), % 0.5 to 2.0
0 to 0.020
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 1.5
0
Manganese (Mn), % 1.0 to 3.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 2.5
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 1.0
0.5 to 0.7
Zinc (Zn), % 18.9 to 41
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5