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C10500 Copper vs. C34500 Brass

Both C10500 copper and C34500 brass are copper alloys. They have 64% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C10500 copper and the bottom bar is C34500 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
100
Elongation at Break, % 2.8 to 51
12 to 28
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
40
Shear Strength, MPa 150 to 210
220 to 260
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 220 to 400
340 to 430
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 75 to 400
120 to 180

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 210
170
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
120
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1080
910
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 32
24
Density, g/cm3 9.0
8.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 42
45
Embodied Water, L/kg 350
320

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 11 to 90
42 to 75
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 24 to 680
69 to 160
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
7.1
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 6.8 to 12
12 to 15
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 9.1 to 14
13 to 16
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 110
37
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 7.8 to 14
11 to 14

Alloy Composition

Copper (Cu), % 99.89 to 99.966
62 to 65
Iron (Fe), % 0
0 to 0.15
Lead (Pb), % 0
1.5 to 2.5
Oxygen (O), % 0 to 0.0010
0
Silver (Ag), % 0.034 to 0.060
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
32 to 36.5
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.4

Comparable Variants