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C10200 Copper vs. C46500 Brass

Both C10200 copper and C46500 brass are copper alloys. 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 (2, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C10200 copper and the bottom bar is C46500 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
100
Elongation at Break, % 2.6 to 50
18 to 50
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.31
Rockwell Superficial 30T Hardness 27 to 70
55 to 68
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
40
Shear Strength, MPa 160 to 240
280 to 380
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 230 to 410
380 to 610
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 77 to 400
190 to 490

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 210
170
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
120
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1080
900
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1080
890
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 390
120
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
21

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 100
26
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 100
29

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 31
23
Density, g/cm3 9.0
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 41
47
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
330

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 9.4 to 91
99 to 160
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 25 to 690
170 to 1170
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 7.2 to 13
13 to 21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 9.4 to 14
15 to 20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 110
38
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 8.2 to 15
13 to 20

Alloy Composition

Arsenic (As), % 0
0.020 to 0.060
Copper (Cu), % 99.95 to 100
59 to 62
Iron (Fe), % 0
0 to 0.1
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.2
Oxygen (O), % 0 to 0.0010
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0.5 to 1.0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
36.2 to 40.5
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.4

Comparable Variants