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C16500 Copper vs. CC750S Brass

Both C16500 copper and CC750S brass are copper alloys. They have 65% 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 C16500 copper and the bottom bar is CC750S brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
110
Elongation at Break, % 1.5 to 53
13
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
40
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 280 to 530
200
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 97 to 520
80

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 210
170
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 340
130
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1070
860
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1010
810
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 250
110
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
20

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 60
24
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 61
26

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 31
25
Density, g/cm3 8.9
8.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 42
46
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
330

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 7.8 to 110
22
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 41 to 1160
30
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.1
7.1
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 8.6 to 17
6.8
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 11 to 16
9.3
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 74
35
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 9.8 to 19
6.7

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.1
Cadmium (Cd), % 0.6 to 1.0
0
Copper (Cu), % 97.8 to 98.9
62 to 67
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.8
Lead (Pb), % 0
1.0 to 3.0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 0.2
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 1.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.050
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.050
Tin (Sn), % 0.5 to 0.7
0 to 1.5
Zinc (Zn), % 0
26.3 to 36
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0