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C15000 Copper vs. C69430 Brass

Both C15000 copper and C69430 brass are copper alloys. They have 82% of their average alloy composition in common.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C15000 copper and the bottom bar is C69430 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
110
Elongation at Break, % 13 to 54
17
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
42
Shear Strength, MPa 150 to 280
350
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 200 to 460
570
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 45 to 460
280

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 210
260
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1080
920
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 980
820
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
410
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 370
26
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 93
6.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 93
6.7

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 31
27
Density, g/cm3 9.0
8.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 43
44
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
300

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 19 to 250
80
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 8.7 to 910
340
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
7.4
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 6.2 to 14
19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 8.5 to 15
18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 110
7.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 7.3 to 17
20

Alloy Composition

Arsenic (As), % 0
0.030 to 0.060
Copper (Cu), % 99.8 to 99.9
80 to 83
Iron (Fe), % 0
0 to 0.2
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.3
Silicon (Si), % 0
3.5 to 4.5
Zinc (Zn), % 0
11.4 to 16.5
Zirconium (Zr), % 0.1 to 0.2
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5