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C15500 Copper vs. C36200 Brass

Both C15500 copper and C36200 brass are copper alloys. They have 62% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 29 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 C15500 copper and the bottom bar is C36200 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
100
Elongation at Break, % 3.0 to 37
20 to 53
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
39
Shear Strength, MPa 190 to 320
210 to 240
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 280 to 550
340 to 420
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 130 to 530
130 to 360

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 1080
890
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 350
120
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
21

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 90
26
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 91
28

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 33
23
Density, g/cm3 8.9
8.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 42
45
Embodied Water, L/kg 360
320

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 15 to 84
74 to 140
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 72 to 1210
89 to 630
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
6.9
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 8.6 to 17
11 to 14
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 11 to 17
13 to 15
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 100
37
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 9.8 to 20
11 to 14

Alloy Composition

Copper (Cu), % 99.75 to 99.853
60 to 63
Iron (Fe), % 0
0 to 0.15
Lead (Pb), % 0
3.5 to 4.5
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
32.4 to 36.5
Residuals, % 0 to 0.2
0

Comparable Variants