C11400 Copper vs. C36000 Brass
Both C11400 copper and C36000 brass are copper alloys. They have 62% 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 C11400 copper and the bottom bar is C36000 brass.
Metric UnitsUS Customary Units
Mechanical Properties
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 120 | |
100 |
Elongation at Break, % | 2.8 to 51 | |
5.8 to 23 |
Poisson's Ratio | 0.34 | |
0.31 |
Shear Modulus, GPa | 43 | |
39 |
Shear Strength, MPa | 150 to 210 | |
210 to 310 |
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 220 to 400 | |
330 to 530 |
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 75 to 400 | |
140 to 260 |
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 | 1030 | |
890 |
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 390 | |
380 |
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 | 32 | |
23 |
Density, g/cm3 | 9.0 | |
8.2 |
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 2.6 | |
2.6 |
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 42 | |
45 |
Embodied Water, L/kg | 350 | |
320 |
Common Calculations
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 11 to 90 | |
25 to 62 |
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 24 to 680 | |
89 to 340 |
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 7.2 | |
7.0 |
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 18 | |
19 |
Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 6.8 to 12 | |
11 to 18 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 9.1 to 14 | |
13 to 18 |
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 110 | |
37 |
Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 7.8 to 14 | |
11 to 18 |
Alloy Composition
Copper (Cu), % | 99.84 to 99.966 | |
60 to 63 |
Iron (Fe), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.35 |
Lead (Pb), % | 0 | |
2.5 to 3.7 |
Silver (Ag), % | 0.034 to 0.060 | |
0 |
Zinc (Zn), % | 0 | |
32.5 to 37.5 |
Residuals, % | 0 | |
0 to 0.5 |