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C15000 Copper vs. C48200 Brass

Both C15000 copper and C48200 brass are copper alloys. They have 61% of their average alloy composition in common.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C15000 copper and the bottom bar is C48200 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
100
Elongation at Break, % 13 to 54
15 to 40
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
40
Shear Strength, MPa 150 to 280
260 to 300
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 200 to 460
400 to 500
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 45 to 460
160 to 320

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 210
170
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
120
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1080
900
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 980
890
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 370
120
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
21

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 93
26
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 93
29

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 31
23
Density, g/cm3 9.0
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 43
47
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
330

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 19 to 250
61 to 140
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 8.7 to 910
120 to 500
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 6.2 to 14
14 to 17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 8.5 to 15
15 to 17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 110
38
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 7.3 to 17
13 to 16

Alloy Composition

Copper (Cu), % 99.8 to 99.9
59 to 62
Iron (Fe), % 0
0 to 0.1
Lead (Pb), % 0
0.4 to 1.0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0.5 to 1.0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
35.5 to 40.1
Zirconium (Zr), % 0.1 to 0.2
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.4