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C10300 Copper vs. C47940 Brass

Both C10300 copper and C47940 brass are copper alloys. They have 65% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 27 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C10300 copper and the bottom bar is C47940 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
100
Elongation at Break, % 2.6 to 50
14 to 34
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
40
Shear Strength, MPa 160 to 240
250 to 310
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 230 to 410
380 to 520
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 77 to 400
160 to 390

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 210
170
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
130
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1080
850
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1080
800
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 390
110
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
20

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 31
25
Density, g/cm3 9.0
8.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
2.8
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
68 to 100
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 25 to 690
120 to 740
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
7.1
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 7.2 to 13
13 to 17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 9.4 to 14
14 to 17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 110
36
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 8.2 to 15
13 to 17

Alloy Composition

Copper (Cu), % 99.95 to 99.999
63 to 66
Iron (Fe), % 0
0.1 to 1.0
Lead (Pb), % 0
1.0 to 2.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0.1 to 0.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0.0010 to 0.0050
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
1.2 to 2.0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
28.1 to 34.6
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.4

Comparable Variants