CR011A Copper vs. C84800 Brass
Both CR011A copper and C84800 brass are copper alloys. Both are furnished in the as-fabricated (no temper or treatment) condition. They have 76% of their average alloy composition in common.
For each property being compared, the top bar is CR011A copper and the bottom bar is C84800 brass.
Metric UnitsUS Customary Units
Mechanical Properties
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 120 | |
100 |
Elongation at Break, % | 15 | |
18 |
Poisson's Ratio | 0.34 | |
0.33 |
Shear Modulus, GPa | 43 | |
39 |
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 220 | |
230 |
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 130 | |
100 |
Thermal Properties
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 210 | |
180 |
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 200 | |
150 |
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1090 | |
950 |
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1040 | |
830 |
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 390 | |
370 |
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 390 | |
72 |
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 17 | |
19 |
Electrical Properties
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 100 | |
16 |
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 100 | |
17 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Base Metal Price, % relative | 32 | |
27 |
Density, g/cm3 | 9.0 | |
8.6 |
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 2.6 | |
2.8 |
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 42 | |
46 |
Embodied Water, L/kg | 340 | |
340 |
Common Calculations
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 29 | |
34 |
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 76 | |
53 |
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 7.2 | |
6.6 |
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 18 | |
18 |
Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 6.8 | |
7.3 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 9.0 | |
9.6 |
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 110 | |
23 |
Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 7.8 | |
8.2 |
Alloy Composition
Aluminum (Al), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.0050 |
Antimony (Sb), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.25 |
Bismuth (Bi), % | 0 to 0.00050 | |
0 |
Copper (Cu), % | 99.88 to 99.97 | |
75 to 77 |
Iron (Fe), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.4 |
Lead (Pb), % | 0 | |
5.5 to 7.0 |
Nickel (Ni), % | 0 | |
0 to 1.0 |
Oxygen (O), % | 0 to 0.040 | |
0 |
Phosphorus (P), % | 0 | |
0 to 1.5 |
Silicon (Si), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.0050 |
Silver (Ag), % | 0.030 to 0.050 | |
0 |
Sulfur (S), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.080 |
Tin (Sn), % | 0 | |
2.0 to 3.0 |
Zinc (Zn), % | 0 | |
13 to 17 |
Residuals, % | 0 | |
0 to 0.7 |