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C16500 Copper vs. C33200 Brass

Both C16500 copper and C33200 brass are copper alloys. They have 67% of their average alloy composition in common.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C16500 copper and the bottom bar is C33200 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
100
Elongation at Break, % 1.5 to 53
7.0 to 60
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.31
Rockwell Superficial 30T Hardness 67 to 73
26 to 69
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
40
Shear Strength, MPa 200 to 310
240 to 300
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 280 to 530
320 to 520
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 97 to 520
110 to 450

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 210
170
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 340
130
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1070
930
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1010
900
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 250
120
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
20

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 60
26
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 61
28

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 31
24
Density, g/cm3 8.9
8.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 42
44
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
320

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 7.8 to 110
35 to 150
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 41 to 1160
60 to 960
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
11 to 17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 11 to 16
13 to 17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 74
37
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 9.8 to 19
11 to 17

Alloy Composition

Cadmium (Cd), % 0.6 to 1.0
0
Copper (Cu), % 97.8 to 98.9
65 to 68
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.070
Lead (Pb), % 0
1.5 to 2.5
Tin (Sn), % 0.5 to 0.7
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
29 to 33.5
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.4

Comparable Variants