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C10200 Copper vs. C43500 Brass

Both C10200 copper and C43500 brass are copper alloys. They have 81% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 29 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 C43500 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
110
Elongation at Break, % 2.6 to 50
8.5 to 46
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
42
Shear Strength, MPa 160 to 240
220 to 310
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 230 to 410
320 to 530
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 77 to 400
120 to 480

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 210
190
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
160
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1080
1000
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1080
970
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 390
120
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
19

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 100
28
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 100
30

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 31
28
Density, g/cm3 9.0
8.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 41
45
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
320

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 9.4 to 91
44 to 120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 25 to 690
65 to 1040
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
10 to 17
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
11 to 18

Alloy Composition

Copper (Cu), % 99.95 to 100
79 to 83
Iron (Fe), % 0
0 to 0.050
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.090
Oxygen (O), % 0 to 0.0010
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0.6 to 1.2
Zinc (Zn), % 0
15.4 to 20.4
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.3

Comparable Variants