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C16500 Copper vs. C41300 Brass

Both C16500 copper and C41300 brass are copper alloys. They have a moderately high 92% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (1, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C16500 copper and the bottom bar is C41300 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
110
Elongation at Break, % 1.5 to 53
2.0 to 44
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.33
Rockwell Superficial 30T Hardness 67 to 73
20 to 77
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
42
Shear Strength, MPa 200 to 310
230 to 370
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 280 to 530
300 to 630
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 97 to 520
120 to 570

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 210
200
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 340
180
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1070
1040
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1010
1010
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 250
130
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 60
30
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 61
31

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 31
29
Density, g/cm3 8.9
8.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
2.7
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
11 to 110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 41 to 1160
69 to 1440
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.1
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 8.6 to 17
9.6 to 20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 11 to 16
11 to 19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 74
40
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 9.8 to 19
11 to 22

Alloy Composition

Cadmium (Cd), % 0.6 to 1.0
0
Copper (Cu), % 97.8 to 98.9
89 to 93
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.050
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.1
Tin (Sn), % 0.5 to 0.7
0.7 to 1.3
Zinc (Zn), % 0
5.1 to 10.3
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5

Comparable Variants