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C10500 Copper vs. C84200 Brass

Both C10500 copper and C84200 brass are copper alloys. They have 80% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 28 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 C10500 copper and the bottom bar is C84200 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
110
Elongation at Break, % 2.8 to 51
15
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
40
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 220 to 400
250
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 75 to 400
120

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 210
180
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
150
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1080
990
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1080
840
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
370
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 390
72
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
19

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 100
16
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 100
17

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 32
30
Density, g/cm3 9.0
8.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
3.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 42
51
Embodied Water, L/kg 350
350

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 11 to 90
31
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 24 to 680
72
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
6.9
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 6.8 to 12
8.2
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 9.1 to 14
10
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 110
23
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 7.8 to 14
9.1

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.25
Copper (Cu), % 99.89 to 99.966
78 to 82
Iron (Fe), % 0
0 to 0.4
Lead (Pb), % 0
2.0 to 3.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.8
Oxygen (O), % 0 to 0.0010
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 1.5
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
4.0 to 6.0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
10 to 16
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.7