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C12000 Copper vs. C66300 Brass

Both C12000 copper and C66300 brass are copper alloys. They have 86% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 29 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 C66300 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
110
Elongation at Break, % 2.8 to 50
2.3 to 22
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
42
Shear Strength, MPa 160 to 240
290 to 470
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 230 to 410
460 to 810
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 77 to 400
400 to 800

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 210
200
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
180
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1080
1050
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1080
1000
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 390
110
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 98
25
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 98
26

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 31
29
Density, g/cm3 9.0
8.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 41
46
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
320

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 10 to 91
17 to 98
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 25 to 690
710 to 2850
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
15 to 26
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 9.4 to 14
15 to 22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 110
32
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 8.2 to 15
16 to 28

Alloy Composition

Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 0.2
Copper (Cu), % 99.9 to 99.996
84.5 to 87.5
Iron (Fe), % 0
1.4 to 2.4
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.050
Phosphorus (P), % 0.0040 to 0.012
0 to 0.35
Tin (Sn), % 0
1.5 to 3.0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
6.0 to 12.8
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5

Comparable Variants