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C16500 Copper vs. C23000 Brass

Both C16500 copper and C23000 brass are copper alloys. They have 85% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 30 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 C16500 copper and the bottom bar is C23000 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
110
Elongation at Break, % 1.5 to 53
2.9 to 47
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.33
Rockwell Superficial 30T Hardness 67 to 73
51 to 77
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
42
Shear Strength, MPa 200 to 310
220 to 340
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 280 to 530
280 to 590
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 97 to 520
83 to 480

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 210
190
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 340
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1070
1030
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1010
990
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 250
160
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
19

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 60
37
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 61
39

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
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 7.8 to 110
6.2 to 260
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 41 to 1160
31 to 1040
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
8.9 to 19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 11 to 16
11 to 18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 74
48
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 9.8 to 19
9.4 to 20

Alloy Composition

Cadmium (Cd), % 0.6 to 1.0
0
Copper (Cu), % 97.8 to 98.9
84 to 86
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.050
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.050
Tin (Sn), % 0.5 to 0.7
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
13.7 to 16
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.2

Comparable Variants