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C12000 Copper vs. C33200 Brass

Both C12000 copper and C33200 brass are copper alloys. They have 67% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (1, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C12000 copper and the bottom bar is C33200 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
100
Elongation at Break, % 2.8 to 50
7.0 to 60
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.31
Rockwell Superficial 30T Hardness 27 to 70
26 to 69
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
40
Shear Strength, MPa 160 to 240
240 to 300
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 230 to 410
320 to 520
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 77 to 400
110 to 450

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 210
170
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
130
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1080
930
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1080
900
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 390
120
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
20

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 98
26
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 98
28

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 31
24
Density, g/cm3 9.0
8.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 41
44
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
320

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 10 to 91
35 to 150
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 25 to 690
60 to 960
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
11 to 17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 9.4 to 14
13 to 17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 110
37
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 8.2 to 15
11 to 17

Alloy Composition

Copper (Cu), % 99.9 to 99.996
65 to 68
Iron (Fe), % 0
0 to 0.070
Lead (Pb), % 0
1.5 to 2.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0.0040 to 0.012
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
29 to 33.5
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.4

Comparable Variants