HR04 C19025 Copper vs. HR04 C66200 Brass
Both HR04 C19025 copper and HR04 C66200 brass are copper alloys. Both are furnished in the HR04 (full-hard and stress relieved) temper. They have a moderately high 90% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 26 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 HR04 C19025 copper and the bottom bar is HR04 C66200 brass.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 120 | |
| 110 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 9.5 | |
| 8.0 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.34 | |
| 0.33 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 43 | |
| 42 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 320 | |
| 300 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 530 | |
| 520 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 210 | |
| 200 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 200 | |
| 180 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1080 | |
| 1070 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1020 | |
| 1030 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 380 | |
| 390 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 160 | |
| 150 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 17 | |
| 18 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 40 | |
| 35 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 40 | |
| 36 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 31 | |
| 29 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.9 | |
| 8.7 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 2.8 | |
| 2.7 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 44 | |
| 43 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 320 | |
| 320 |
Common Calculations
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 7.2 | |
| 7.2 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 18 | |
| 19 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 17 | |
| 17 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 16 | |
| 16 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 47 | |
| 45 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 19 | |
| 18 |
Alloy Composition
| Copper (Cu), % | 97.1 to 98.5 | |
| 86.6 to 91 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.050 |
| Lead (Pb), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.050 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0.8 to 1.2 | |
| 0.3 to 1.0 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0.030 to 0.070 | |
| 0.050 to 0.2 |
| Tin (Sn), % | 0.7 to 1.1 | |
| 0.2 to 0.7 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 0 to 0.2 | |
| 6.5 to 12.9 |
| Residuals, % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.5 |