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C14181 Copper vs. C46500 Brass

Both C14181 copper and C46500 brass are copper alloys. They have 61% 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 C14181 copper and the bottom bar is C46500 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
100
Elongation at Break, % 15
18 to 50
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
40
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 210
380 to 610
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 130
190 to 490

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 210
170
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
120
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1080
900
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1080
890
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 380
120
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
21

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 31
23
Density, g/cm3 9.0
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 41
47
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
330

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 28
99 to 160
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 69
170 to 1170
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 6.5
13 to 21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 8.8
15 to 20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 110
38
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 7.4
13 to 20

Alloy Composition

Arsenic (As), % 0
0.020 to 0.060
Cadmium (Cd), % 0 to 0.0020
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Copper (Cu), % 99.9 to 100
59 to 62
Iron (Fe), % 0
0 to 0.1
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.0020
0 to 0.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.0020
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0.5 to 1.0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.0020
36.2 to 40.5
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.4