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C15500 Copper vs. CC752S Brass

Both C15500 copper and CC752S brass are copper alloys. They have 63% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C15500 copper and the bottom bar is CC752S brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
100
Elongation at Break, % 3.0 to 37
8.4
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
40
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 280 to 550
350
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 130 to 530
190

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 210
170
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
130
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1080
840
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1080
800
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 350
110
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
21

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 90
25
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 91
28

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 33
24
Density, g/cm3 8.9
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 42
46
Embodied Water, L/kg 360
330

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 15 to 84
25
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 72 to 1210
180
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
7.1
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 8.6 to 17
12
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 11 to 17
13
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 100
35
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 9.8 to 20
12

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0.3 to 0.7
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.14
Arsenic (As), % 0
0.040 to 0.14
Copper (Cu), % 99.75 to 99.853
61.5 to 64.5
Iron (Fe), % 0
0 to 0.3
Lead (Pb), % 0
1.5 to 2.2
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.080 to 0.13
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 0.1
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0.040 to 0.080
0
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.020
Silver (Ag), % 0.027 to 0.1
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.3
Zinc (Zn), % 0
31.5 to 36.7
Residuals, % 0 to 0.2
0