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C12000 Copper vs. C34200 Brass

Both C12000 copper and C34200 brass are copper alloys. They have 64% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C12000 copper and the bottom bar is C34200 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
100
Elongation at Break, % 2.8 to 50
3.0 to 17
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.31
Rockwell Superficial 30T Hardness 27 to 70
52 to 78
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
40
Shear Strength, MPa 160 to 240
230 to 360
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 230 to 410
370 to 650
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 77 to 400
150 to 420

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 210
170
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
120
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1080
910
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1080
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 98
26
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 98
29

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
45
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
320

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 10 to 91
9.0 to 98
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 25 to 690
110 to 870
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
13 to 22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 9.4 to 14
14 to 20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 110
37
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 8.2 to 15
12 to 22

Alloy Composition

Copper (Cu), % 99.9 to 99.996
62 to 65
Iron (Fe), % 0
0 to 0.1
Lead (Pb), % 0
1.5 to 2.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0.0040 to 0.012
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
32 to 36.5
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.4

Comparable Variants