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C15500 Copper vs. C27000 Brass

Both C15500 copper and C27000 brass are copper alloys. They have 66% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C15500 copper and the bottom bar is C27000 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
110
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
40
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 280 to 550
370 to 650

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 210
180
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
130
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1080
930
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1080
900
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 350
120
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
20

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 90
27
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 91
30

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
45
Embodied Water, L/kg 360
320

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 8.6 to 17
13 to 22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 11 to 17
14 to 21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 100
37
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 9.8 to 20
12 to 22

Alloy Composition

Copper (Cu), % 99.75 to 99.853
63 to 68.5
Iron (Fe), % 0
0 to 0.1
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.070
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.080 to 0.13
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0.040 to 0.080
0
Silver (Ag), % 0.027 to 0.1
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
31 to 37
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.3

Comparable Variants