H10 C15500 Copper vs. H10 C66900 Brass
Both H10 C15500 copper and H10 C66900 brass are copper alloys. Both are furnished in the H10 (extra spring) temper. They have 64% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is H10 C15500 copper and the bottom bar is H10 C66900 brass.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 120 | |
| 120 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 3.0 | |
| 1.1 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.34 | |
| 0.32 |
| Rockwell B Hardness | 80 | |
| 100 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 43 | |
| 45 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 280 | |
| 440 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 500 | |
| 770 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 500 | |
| 760 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 210 | |
| 190 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 200 | |
| 150 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1080 | |
| 860 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1080 | |
| 850 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 390 | |
| 400 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 17 | |
| 20 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 90 | |
| 3.4 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 91 | |
| 3.8 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 33 | |
| 23 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.9 | |
| 8.2 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 2.7 | |
| 2.8 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 42 | |
| 46 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 360 | |
| 310 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 15 | |
| 8.6 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 1080 | |
| 2450 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 7.2 | |
| 8.1 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 18 | |
| 20 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 15 | |
| 26 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 16 | |
| 23 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 18 | |
| 23 |
Alloy Composition
| Copper (Cu), % | 99.75 to 99.853 | |
| 62.5 to 64.5 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.25 |
| Lead (Pb), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.050 |
| Magnesium (Mg), % | 0.080 to 0.13 | |
| 0 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 | |
| 11.5 to 12.5 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0.040 to 0.080 | |
| 0 |
| Silver (Ag), % | 0.027 to 0.1 | |
| 0 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 0 | |
| 22.5 to 26 |
| Residuals, % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.2 |