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CR016A Copper vs. C24000 Brass

Both CR016A copper and C24000 brass are copper alloys. They have 80% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is CR016A copper and the bottom bar is C24000 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
110
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
42
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 230
310 to 640

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 210
190
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
160
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1090
1000
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1040
970
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 390
140
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
19

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 98
32
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 99
34

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 35
27
Density, g/cm3 9.0
8.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 42
43
Embodied Water, L/kg 390
320

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 7.1
10 to 21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 9.3
12 to 20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 110
43
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 8.1
10 to 22

Alloy Composition

Bismuth (Bi), % 0 to 0.00050
0
Copper (Cu), % 99.843 to 99.919
78.5 to 81.5
Iron (Fe), % 0
0 to 0.050
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.050
Phosphorus (P), % 0.0010 to 0.0070
0
Silver (Ag), % 0.080 to 0.12
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
18.2 to 21.5
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.2