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C16500 Copper vs. C36200 Brass

Both C16500 copper and C36200 brass are copper alloys. They have 62% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 29 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 C36200 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
100
Elongation at Break, % 1.5 to 53
20 to 53
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
39
Shear Strength, MPa 200 to 310
210 to 240
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 280 to 530
340 to 420
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 97 to 520
130 to 360

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 210
170
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 340
120
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1070
900
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1010
890
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 250
120
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
21

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
23
Density, g/cm3 8.9
8.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 42
45
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
320

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 7.8 to 110
74 to 140
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 41 to 1160
89 to 630
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.1
6.9
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 8.6 to 17
11 to 14
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 11 to 16
13 to 15
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 74
37
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 9.8 to 19
11 to 14

Alloy Composition

Cadmium (Cd), % 0.6 to 1.0
0
Copper (Cu), % 97.8 to 98.9
60 to 63
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.15
Lead (Pb), % 0
3.5 to 4.5
Tin (Sn), % 0.5 to 0.7
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
32.4 to 36.5
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0