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C15900 Copper vs. C48500 Brass

Both C15900 copper and C48500 brass are copper alloys. They have 61% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (1, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C15900 copper and the bottom bar is C48500 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
100
Elongation at Break, % 6.5
13 to 40
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
39
Shear Strength, MPa 420
250 to 300
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 720
400 to 500
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 240
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 1030
890
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 280
120
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
21

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 48
26
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 49
29

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 30
23
Density, g/cm3 8.8
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 45
46
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
330

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 37
56 to 140
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 260
120 to 500
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
7.1
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 23
14 to 17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
15 to 17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 80
38
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 26
13 to 17

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.76 to 0.84
0
Carbon (C), % 0.27 to 0.33
0
Copper (Cu), % 97.5 to 97.9
59 to 62
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.1
Lead (Pb), % 0
1.3 to 2.2
Oxygen (O), % 0.4 to 0.54
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0.5 to 1.0
Titanium (Ti), % 0.66 to 0.74
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
34.3 to 39.2
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.4