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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.

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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