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C16500 Copper vs. CC762S Brass

Both C16500 copper and CC762S brass are copper alloys. They have 62% 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 CC762S brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
110
Elongation at Break, % 1.5 to 53
7.3
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
43
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 280 to 530
840
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 97 to 520
540

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 210
200
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 340
160
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1070
920
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1010
870
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
420
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 250
51
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
20

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 60
28
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 61
32

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 31
24
Density, g/cm3 8.9
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
3.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 42
51
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
350

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 7.8 to 110
54
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 41 to 1160
1290
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.1
7.8
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 8.6 to 17
29
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 11 to 16
25
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 74
15
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 9.8 to 19
27

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
3.0 to 7.0
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.030
Cadmium (Cd), % 0.6 to 1.0
0
Copper (Cu), % 97.8 to 98.9
57 to 67
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.020
1.5 to 4.0
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.2
Manganese (Mn), % 0
2.5 to 5.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 3.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.1
Tin (Sn), % 0.5 to 0.7
0 to 0.2
Zinc (Zn), % 0
13.4 to 36
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0