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CR008A Copper vs. C43400 Brass

Both CR008A copper and C43400 brass are copper alloys. They have 86% 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 CR008A copper and the bottom bar is C43400 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
110
Elongation at Break, % 15
3.0 to 49
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
42
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 220
310 to 690
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 130
110 to 560

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 210
190
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1090
1020
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1040
990
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 380
140
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
19

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 100
31
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 100
32

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 31
28
Density, g/cm3 9.0
8.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 41
44
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
320

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 29
19 to 120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 76
57 to 1420
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 6.8
10 to 22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 9.0
12 to 20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 110
41
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 7.8
11 to 24

Alloy Composition

Bismuth (Bi), % 0 to 0.00050
0
Copper (Cu), % 99.95 to 100
84 to 87
Iron (Fe), % 0
0 to 0.050
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.0050
0 to 0.050
Silver (Ag), % 0 to 0.015
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0.4 to 1.0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
11.4 to 15.6
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5