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C11600 Copper vs. C47000 Brass

Both C11600 copper and C47000 brass are copper alloys. They have 59% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 26 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C11600 copper and the bottom bar is C47000 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
100
Elongation at Break, % 2.7 to 50
36
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.3
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
40
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 230 to 410
380
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 77 to 410
150

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
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 390
120
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
21

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 35
23
Density, g/cm3 9.0
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 42
47
Embodied Water, L/kg 390
330

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 9.7 to 91
110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 25 to 710
100
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 7.2 to 13
13
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 9.4 to 14
15
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 110
38
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 8.2 to 15
13

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.010
Copper (Cu), % 99.78 to 99.915
57 to 61
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.050
Silver (Ag), % 0.085 to 0.12
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0.25 to 1.0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
37.5 to 42.8
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.4