C11000 Copper vs. C68300 Brass
Both C11000 copper and C68300 brass are copper alloys. They have 61% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 27 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is C11000 copper and the bottom bar is C68300 brass.
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Mechanical Properties
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 120 | |
100 |
Elongation at Break, % | 1.5 to 50 | |
15 |
Poisson's Ratio | 0.34 | |
0.31 |
Shear Modulus, GPa | 43 | |
40 |
Shear Strength, MPa | 150 to 230 | |
260 |
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 220 to 410 | |
430 |
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 69 to 390 | |
260 |
Thermal Properties
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 210 | |
180 |
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 200 | |
120 |
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1080 | |
900 |
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1070 | |
890 |
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 390 | |
390 |
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 390 | |
120 |
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 17 | |
20 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Base Metal Price, % relative | 31 | |
23 |
Density, g/cm3 | 9.0 | |
8.0 |
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 2.6 | |
2.8 |
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 41 | |
46 |
Embodied Water, L/kg | 310 | |
340 |
Common Calculations
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 6.1 to 91 | |
56 |
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 21 to 640 | |
330 |
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 7.2 | |
7.3 |
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 18 | |
20 |
Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 6.8 to 13 | |
15 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 9.0 to 14 | |
16 |
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 110 | |
38 |
Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 8.0 to 15 | |
14 |
Alloy Composition
Antimony (Sb), % | 0 | |
0.3 to 1.0 |
Cadmium (Cd), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.010 |
Copper (Cu), % | 99.9 to 100 | |
59 to 63 |
Lead (Pb), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.090 |
Silicon (Si), % | 0 | |
0.3 to 1.0 |
Tin (Sn), % | 0 | |
0.050 to 0.2 |
Zinc (Zn), % | 0 | |
34.2 to 40.4 |
Residuals, % | 0 | |
0 to 0.5 |