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C10800 Copper vs. C66900 Brass

Both C10800 copper and C66900 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 C10800 copper and the bottom bar is C66900 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
120
Elongation at Break, % 4.0 to 50
1.1 to 26
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.32
Rockwell B Hardness 10 to 60
65 to 100
Rockwell Superficial 30T Hardness 27 to 63
60 to 88
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
45
Shear Strength, MPa 150 to 200
290 to 440
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 220 to 380
460 to 770
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 75 to 370
330 to 760

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 210
190
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
150
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1080
860
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1080
850
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
400
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
20

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 92
3.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 92
3.8

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 31
23
Density, g/cm3 9.0
8.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 41
46
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 15 to 88
4.6 to 200
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 24 to 600
460 to 2450
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
8.1
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 6.8 to 12
15 to 26
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 9.1 to 13
16 to 23
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 7.8 to 13
14 to 23

Alloy Composition

Copper (Cu), % 99.95 to 99.995
62.5 to 64.5
Iron (Fe), % 0
0 to 0.25
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.050
Manganese (Mn), % 0
11.5 to 12.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0.0050 to 0.012
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
22.5 to 26
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.2

Comparable Variants