H08 C19500 Copper vs. H08 C42500 Brass
Both H08 C19500 copper and H08 C42500 brass are copper alloys. Both are furnished in the H08 (spring) temper. They have 89% of their average alloy composition in common.
For each property being compared, the top bar is H08 C19500 copper and the bottom bar is H08 C42500 brass.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 120 | |
| 110 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 2.3 | |
| 4.0 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.34 | |
| 0.33 |
| Rockwell B Hardness | 86 | |
| 92 |
| Rockwell Superficial 30T Hardness | 76 | |
| 76 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 44 | |
| 42 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 360 | |
| 350 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 640 | |
| 610 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 600 | |
| 570 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 210 | |
| 200 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 200 | |
| 180 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1090 | |
| 1030 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1090 | |
| 1010 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 390 | |
| 380 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 200 | |
| 120 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 17 | |
| 18 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 51 | |
| 28 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 52 | |
| 29 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 31 | |
| 30 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.9 | |
| 8.7 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 2.7 | |
| 2.8 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 42 | |
| 46 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 310 | |
| 330 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 14 | |
| 24 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 1530 | |
| 1480 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 7.3 | |
| 7.1 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 18 | |
| 18 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 20 | |
| 20 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 18 | |
| 18 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 58 | |
| 36 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 23 | |
| 22 |
Alloy Composition
| Aluminum (Al), % | 0 to 0.020 | |
| 0 |
| Cobalt (Co), % | 0.3 to 1.3 | |
| 0 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 94.9 to 98.6 | |
| 87 to 90 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 1.0 to 2.0 | |
| 0 to 0.050 |
| Lead (Pb), % | 0 to 0.020 | |
| 0 to 0.050 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0.010 to 0.35 | |
| 0 to 0.35 |
| Tin (Sn), % | 0.1 to 1.0 | |
| 1.5 to 3.0 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 0 to 0.2 | |
| 6.1 to 11.5 |
| Residuals, % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.5 |