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C16500 Copper vs. CC760S Brass

Both C16500 copper and CC760S brass are copper alloys. They have 86% 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 CC760S brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
110
Elongation at Break, % 1.5 to 53
22
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
42
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 280 to 530
180
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 97 to 520
80

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 210
190
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 340
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1070
1000
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1010
940
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 250
150
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
19

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 60
38
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 61
40

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 31
28
Density, g/cm3 8.9
8.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 42
43
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
320

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 7.8 to 110
33
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 41 to 1160
29
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.1
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 8.6 to 17
5.8
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 11 to 16
8.2
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 74
45
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 9.8 to 19
6.2

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.010
Arsenic (As), % 0
0.050 to 0.15
Cadmium (Cd), % 0.6 to 1.0
0
Copper (Cu), % 97.8 to 98.9
83 to 88
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.15
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 0.1
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.1
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.020
Tin (Sn), % 0.5 to 0.7
0 to 0.3
Zinc (Zn), % 0
10.7 to 17
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0