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C16500 Copper vs. C41500 Brass

Both C16500 copper and C41500 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 C41500 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 42
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.33
Rockwell Superficial 30T Hardness 67 to 73
36 to 75
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
42
Shear Strength, MPa 200 to 310
220 to 360
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 280 to 530
340 to 560
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 97 to 520
190 to 550

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 210
200
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 340
180
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1070
1030
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1010
1010
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 250
120
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 60
28
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 61
29

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 31
30
Density, g/cm3 8.9
8.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 42
45
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
330

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 7.8 to 110
11 to 120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 41 to 1160
160 to 1340
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.1
7.1
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 8.6 to 17
11 to 18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 11 to 16
12 to 17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 74
37
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 9.8 to 19
12 to 20

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
1.5 to 2.2
Zinc (Zn), % 0
4.2 to 9.5
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5

Comparable Variants