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C10200 Copper vs. C41500 Brass

Both C10200 copper and C41500 brass are copper alloys. They have a moderately high 91% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C10200 copper and the bottom bar is C41500 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
110
Elongation at Break, % 2.6 to 50
2.0 to 42
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.33
Rockwell Superficial 30T Hardness 27 to 70
36 to 75
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
42
Shear Strength, MPa 160 to 240
220 to 360
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 230 to 410
340 to 560
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 77 to 400
190 to 550

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 210
200
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
180
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1080
1030
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1080
1010
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 390
120
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 100
28
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 100
29

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 31
30
Density, g/cm3 9.0
8.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 41
45
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
330

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 9.4 to 91
11 to 120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 25 to 690
160 to 1340
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
7.1
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 7.2 to 13
11 to 18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 9.4 to 14
12 to 17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 110
37
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 8.2 to 15
12 to 20

Alloy Composition

Copper (Cu), % 99.95 to 100
89 to 93
Iron (Fe), % 0
0 to 0.050
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.1
Oxygen (O), % 0 to 0.0010
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
1.5 to 2.2
Zinc (Zn), % 0
4.2 to 9.5
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5

Comparable Variants