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C14200 Copper vs. C27200 Brass

Both C14200 copper and C27200 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 (3, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C14200 copper and the bottom bar is C27200 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
110
Elongation at Break, % 8.0 to 45
10 to 50
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.31
Rockwell B Hardness 35 to 60
53 to 86
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
40
Shear Strength, MPa 150 to 200
230 to 320
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 220 to 370
370 to 590
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 75 to 340
150 to 410

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 210
170
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
130
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1080
920
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1030
870
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 190
120
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
20

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 45
28
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 45
31

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 31
24
Density, g/cm3 8.9
8.1
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 29 to 83
30 to 270
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 24 to 500
110 to 810
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 6.8 to 11
13 to 20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 9.1 to 13
14 to 19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 56
37
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 7.9 to 13
12 to 20

Alloy Composition

Arsenic (As), % 0.15 to 0.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 99.4 to 99.835
62 to 65
Iron (Fe), % 0
0 to 0.070
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.070
Phosphorus (P), % 0.015 to 0.040
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
34.6 to 38
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.3

Comparable Variants