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C11100 Copper vs. C84200 Brass

Both C11100 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 (1, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C11100 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, % 1.5
15
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 44
40
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 460
250
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 420
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 1070
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 31
30
Density, g/cm3 9.0
8.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
3.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 41
51
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
350

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 6.6
31
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 750
72
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
6.9
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 14
8.2
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 15
10
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 110
23
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16
9.1

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.25
Copper (Cu), % 99.9 to 100
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
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 1.5
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.0050
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