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CR018A Copper vs. C68300 Brass

Both CR018A copper and C68300 brass are copper alloys. They have 61% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 26 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is CR018A copper and the bottom bar is C68300 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
100
Elongation at Break, % 15
15
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
40
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 220
430
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 130
260

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 210
180
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
120
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1090
900
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1040
890
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 390
120
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
20

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 33
23
Density, g/cm3 9.0
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 42
46
Embodied Water, L/kg 360
340

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 29
56
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 76
330
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
7.3
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 6.8
15
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 9.0
16
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 110
38
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 7.8
14

Alloy Composition

Antimony (Sb), % 0
0.3 to 1.0
Bismuth (Bi), % 0 to 0.00050
0
Cadmium (Cd), % 0
0 to 0.010
Copper (Cu), % 99.914 to 99.94
59 to 63
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.090
Silicon (Si), % 0
0.3 to 1.0
Silver (Ag), % 0.060 to 0.080
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0.050 to 0.2
Zinc (Zn), % 0
34.2 to 40.4
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5