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C11600 Copper vs. C84100 Brass

Both C11600 copper and C84100 brass are copper alloys. They have 82% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C11600 copper and the bottom bar is C84100 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
110
Elongation at Break, % 2.7 to 50
13
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
39
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 230 to 410
230
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 77 to 410
81

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 210
190
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
160
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1080
1000
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1030
810
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 390
110
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
19

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 100
23
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 100
25

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 35
29
Density, g/cm3 9.0
8.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
2.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 42
48
Embodied Water, L/kg 390
340

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 9.7 to 91
24
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 25 to 710
30
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
7.1
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 7.2 to 13
7.4
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 9.4 to 14
9.7
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 110
33
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 8.2 to 15
7.8

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.010
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.050
Bismuth (Bi), % 0
0 to 0.090
Copper (Cu), % 99.78 to 99.915
78 to 85
Iron (Fe), % 0
0 to 0.3
Lead (Pb), % 0
0.050 to 0.25
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.050
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.010
Silver (Ag), % 0.085 to 0.12
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
1.5 to 4.5
Zinc (Zn), % 0
12 to 20
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5