H06 C15100 Copper vs. H06 C21000 Brass
Both H06 C15100 copper and H06 C21000 brass are copper alloys. Both are furnished in the H06 (extra hard) temper. They have a very high 95% of their average alloy composition in common.
For each property being compared, the top bar is H06 C15100 copper and the bottom bar is H06 C21000 brass.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 120 | |
| 110 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 3.0 | |
| 6.9 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.34 | |
| 0.34 |
| Rockwell B Hardness | 62 | |
| 68 |
| Rockwell Superficial 30T Hardness | 64 | |
| 65 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 43 | |
| 43 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 250 | |
| 240 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 430 | |
| 410 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 420 | |
| 390 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 210 | |
| 200 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 200 | |
| 190 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1100 | |
| 1070 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1030 | |
| 1050 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 390 | |
| 390 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 360 | |
| 230 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 17 | |
| 18 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 95 | |
| 56 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 95 | |
| 57 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 31 | |
| 30 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 9.0 | |
| 8.8 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 2.7 | |
| 2.6 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 43 | |
| 42 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 310 | |
| 310 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 13 | |
| 28 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 760 | |
| 670 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 7.2 | |
| 7.2 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 18 | |
| 18 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 13 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 14 | |
| 14 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 100 | |
| 69 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 15 | |
| 14 |
Alloy Composition
| Copper (Cu), % | 99.8 to 99.95 | |
| 94 to 96 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.050 |
| Lead (Pb), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.030 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 0 | |
| 3.7 to 6.0 |
| Zirconium (Zr), % | 0.050 to 0.15 | |
| 0 |
| Residuals, % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.2 |