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C10200 Copper vs. C23400 Brass

Both C10200 copper and C23400 brass are copper alloys. They have 83% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 23 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (9, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C10200 copper and the bottom bar is C23400 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
110
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.32
Rockwell Superficial 30T Hardness 27 to 70
51 to 78
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
42
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 230 to 410
370 to 640

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 210
190
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
160
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1080
970
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1080
930
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 390
120
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
19

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 31
27
Density, g/cm3 9.0
8.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 41
43
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
320

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 7.2 to 13
12 to 21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 9.4 to 14
13 to 19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 110
36
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 8.2 to 15
12 to 22

Alloy Composition

Copper (Cu), % 99.95 to 100
81 to 84
Iron (Fe), % 0
0 to 0.050
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.050
Oxygen (O), % 0 to 0.0010
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
15.7 to 19
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.2

Comparable Variants