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C14520 Copper vs. C46200 Brass

Both C14520 copper and C46200 brass are copper alloys. They have 64% 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 C14520 copper and the bottom bar is C46200 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
100
Elongation at Break, % 9.0 to 9.6
17 to 34
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
40
Shear Strength, MPa 170 to 190
240 to 290
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 290 to 330
370 to 480
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 230 to 250
120 to 290

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 210
170
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
120
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1080
840
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1050
800
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 320
110
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
20

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 33
24
Density, g/cm3 8.9
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 42
46
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
330

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 24 to 29
69 to 100
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 240 to 280
72 to 400
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 9.0 to 10
13 to 16
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 11 to 12
14 to 17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 94
35
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 10 to 12
12 to 16

Alloy Composition

Copper (Cu), % 99.2 to 99.596
62 to 65
Iron (Fe), % 0
0 to 0.1
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0.0040 to 0.020
0
Tellurium (Te), % 0.4 to 0.7
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0.5 to 1.0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
33.3 to 37.5
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.4

Comparable Variants