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C14180 Copper vs. C33000 Brass

Both C14180 copper and C33000 brass are copper alloys. They have 67% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 26 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C14180 copper and the bottom bar is C33000 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
110
Elongation at Break, % 15
7.0 to 60
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
40
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 210
320 to 520
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 130
110 to 450

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 210
180
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
130
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1080
940
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1080
900
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 370
120
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
20

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 31
24
Density, g/cm3 9.0
8.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 41
45
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
320

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 28
35 to 150
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 69
60 to 950
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 6.5
11 to 18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 8.8
13 to 18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 110
37
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 7.4
11 to 17

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.010
0
Copper (Cu), % 99.9 to 100
65 to 68
Iron (Fe), % 0
0 to 0.070
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.020
0.25 to 0.7
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.075
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
30.8 to 34.8
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.4