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C14300 Copper vs. C27000 Brass

Both C14300 copper and C27000 brass are copper alloys. They have 66% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C14300 copper and the bottom bar is C27000 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
110
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
40
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 220 to 460
370 to 650

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 210
180
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 220
130
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1080
930
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1050
900
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 380
120
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
20

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 96
27
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 96
30

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 31
24
Density, g/cm3 9.0
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

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 6.8 to 14
13 to 22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 9.1 to 15
14 to 21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 110
37
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 7.8 to 16
12 to 22

Alloy Composition

Cadmium (Cd), % 0.050 to 0.15
0
Copper (Cu), % 99.9 to 99.95
63 to 68.5
Iron (Fe), % 0
0 to 0.1
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.070
Zinc (Zn), % 0
31 to 37
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.3

Comparable Variants