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C10500 Copper vs. C83400 Brass

Both C10500 copper and C83400 brass are copper alloys. They have a moderately high 90% 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 C83400 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
110
Elongation at Break, % 2.8 to 51
30
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.33
Rockwell F Hardness 40 to 99
50
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
42
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 220 to 400
240
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 75 to 400
69

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 210
200
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
180
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1080
1040
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1080
1020
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 390
190
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 100
44
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 100
46

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 32
29
Density, g/cm3 9.0
8.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 42
43
Embodied Water, L/kg 350
320

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 11 to 90
55
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 24 to 680
21
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 6.8 to 12
7.7
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 9.1 to 14
9.9
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 110
57
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 7.8 to 14
8.4

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.25
Copper (Cu), % 99.89 to 99.966
88 to 92
Iron (Fe), % 0
0 to 0.25
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 1.0
Oxygen (O), % 0 to 0.0010
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Silver (Ag), % 0.034 to 0.060
0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.080
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.2
Zinc (Zn), % 0
8.0 to 12
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.7