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C16500 Copper vs. C43400 Brass

Both C16500 copper and C43400 brass are copper alloys. They have 86% 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 C43400 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
110
Elongation at Break, % 1.5 to 53
3.0 to 49
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.33
Rockwell Superficial 30T Hardness 67 to 73
22 to 84
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
42
Shear Strength, MPa 200 to 310
250 to 390
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 280 to 530
310 to 690
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 97 to 520
110 to 560

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 210
190
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 340
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1070
1020
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1010
990
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 250
140
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
19

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 60
31
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 61
32

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 31
28
Density, g/cm3 8.9
8.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
2.7
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
19 to 120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 41 to 1160
57 to 1420
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
10 to 22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 11 to 16
12 to 20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 74
41
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 9.8 to 19
11 to 24

Alloy Composition

Cadmium (Cd), % 0.6 to 1.0
0
Copper (Cu), % 97.8 to 98.9
84 to 87
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.050
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.050
Tin (Sn), % 0.5 to 0.7
0.4 to 1.0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
11.4 to 15.6
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5

Comparable Variants