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C11600 Copper vs. C84500 Brass

Both C11600 copper and C84500 brass are copper alloys. They have 78% 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 C84500 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
100
Elongation at Break, % 2.7 to 50
28
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
39
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 230 to 410
240
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 77 to 410
97

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 210
180
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
150
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1080
980
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1030
840
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
360
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 35
28
Density, g/cm3 9.0
8.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
2.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 42
47
Embodied Water, L/kg 390
340

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 9.7 to 91
54
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 25 to 710
45
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
6.6
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 7.2 to 13
7.7
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 9.4 to 14
9.8
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 110
23
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 8.2 to 15
8.6

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.25
Copper (Cu), % 99.78 to 99.915
77 to 79
Iron (Fe), % 0
0 to 0.4
Lead (Pb), % 0
6.0 to 7.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 1.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Silver (Ag), % 0.085 to 0.12
0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.080
Tin (Sn), % 0
2.0 to 4.0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
10 to 14
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.7