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C14520 Copper vs. C43000 Brass

Both C14520 copper and C43000 brass are copper alloys. They have 86% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 29 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 C14520 copper and the bottom bar is C43000 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
110
Elongation at Break, % 9.0 to 9.6
3.0 to 55
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
42
Shear Strength, MPa 170 to 190
230 to 410
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 290 to 330
320 to 710
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 230 to 250
130 to 550

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 210
190
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1080
1030
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1050
1000
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 320
120
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 85
27
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 85
28

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 33
29
Density, g/cm3 8.9
8.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 42
46
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
330

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 24 to 29
20 to 150
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 240 to 280
82 to 1350
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
7.1
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 9.0 to 10
10 to 23
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 11 to 12
12 to 20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 94
36
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 10 to 12
11 to 25

Alloy Composition

Copper (Cu), % 99.2 to 99.596
84 to 87
Iron (Fe), % 0
0 to 0.050
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.1
Phosphorus (P), % 0.0040 to 0.020
0
Tellurium (Te), % 0.4 to 0.7
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
1.7 to 2.7
Zinc (Zn), % 0
9.7 to 14.3
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5

Comparable Variants