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C12000 Copper vs. C44500 Brass

Both C12000 copper and C44500 brass are copper alloys. They have 72% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 26 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C12000 copper and the bottom bar is C44500 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
110
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
41
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 230 to 410
350
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 77 to 400
120

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 210
180
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
140
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1080
940
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1080
900
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 390
110
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
20

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 98
25
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 98
27

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 31
26
Density, g/cm3 9.0
8.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 41
46
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
330

Common Calculations

Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 25 to 690
65
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 7.2 to 13
12
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 9.4 to 14
13
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 110
35
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 8.2 to 15
12

Alloy Composition

Copper (Cu), % 99.9 to 99.996
70 to 73
Iron (Fe), % 0
0 to 0.060
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.070
Phosphorus (P), % 0.0040 to 0.012
0.020 to 0.1
Tin (Sn), % 0
0.9 to 1.2
Zinc (Zn), % 0
25.2 to 29.1
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.4