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H02 C19500 Copper vs. H02 C48600 Brass

Both H02 C19500 copper and H02 C48600 brass are copper alloys. Both are furnished in the H02 (half hard) temper. They have 61% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (1, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is H02 C19500 copper and the bottom bar is H02 C48600 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
100
Elongation at Break, % 14
20
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.31
Rockwell B Hardness 79
58
Shear Modulus, GPa 44
39
Shear Strength, MPa 310
230
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 500
360
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 390
170

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 210
170
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
120
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1090
900
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1090
890
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 200
110
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
21

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 50
25
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 51
28

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 31
24
Density, g/cm3 8.9
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 42
47
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
330

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 66
59
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 660
140
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.3
7.1
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 16
12
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16
14
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 58
36
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 18
12

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.020
0
Arsenic (As), % 0
0.020 to 0.25
Cobalt (Co), % 0.3 to 1.3
0
Copper (Cu), % 94.9 to 98.6
59 to 62
Iron (Fe), % 1.0 to 2.0
0
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.020
1.0 to 2.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0.010 to 0.35
0
Tin (Sn), % 0.1 to 1.0
0.3 to 1.5
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.2
33.4 to 39.7
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.4