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C14510 Copper vs. C43500 Brass

Both C14510 copper and C43500 brass are copper alloys. They have 81% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 27 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 C14510 copper and the bottom bar is C43500 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
110
Elongation at Break, % 9.1 to 9.6
8.5 to 46
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
42
Shear Strength, MPa 180 to 190
220 to 310
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 300 to 320
320 to 530
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 230 to 250
120 to 480

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 210
190
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
160
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1080
1000
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1050
970
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 360
120
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
19

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 33
28
Density, g/cm3 8.9
8.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 42
45
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
320

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 25 to 29
44 to 120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 230 to 280
65 to 1040
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 9.2 to 10
10 to 17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 11 to 12
12 to 17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 100
37
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11 to 12
11 to 18

Alloy Composition

Copper (Cu), % 99.15 to 99.69
79 to 83
Iron (Fe), % 0
0 to 0.050
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.090
Phosphorus (P), % 0.010 to 0.030
0
Tellurium (Te), % 0.3 to 0.7
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0.6 to 1.2
Zinc (Zn), % 0
15.4 to 20.4
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.3

Comparable Variants