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C11100 Copper vs. C85500 Brass

Both C11100 copper and C85500 brass are copper alloys. They have 61% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 28 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 C11100 copper and the bottom bar is C85500 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
100
Elongation at Break, % 1.5
40
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 44
40
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 460
410
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 420
160

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 210
170
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
21

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 100
26
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 100
29

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 31
23
Density, g/cm3 9.0
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 41
46
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
320

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 6.6
130
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 750
120
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
7.3
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 15
15
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 110
38
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16
14

Alloy Composition

Copper (Cu), % 99.9 to 100
59 to 63
Iron (Fe), % 0
0 to 0.2
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.2
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 0.2
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.2
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.2
Zinc (Zn), % 0
35.1 to 41
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.9