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C16500 Copper vs. C43500 Brass

Both C16500 copper and C43500 brass are copper alloys. They have 82% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 29 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 C43500 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
110
Elongation at Break, % 1.5 to 53
8.5 to 46
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
42
Shear Strength, MPa 200 to 310
220 to 310
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 280 to 530
320 to 530
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 97 to 520
120 to 480

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 210
190
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 340
160
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1070
1000
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1010
970
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 250
120
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
19

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 60
28
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 61
30

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 31
28
Density, g/cm3 8.9
8.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
2.7
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
44 to 120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 41 to 1160
65 to 1040
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 17
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
11 to 18

Alloy Composition

Cadmium (Cd), % 0.6 to 1.0
0
Copper (Cu), % 97.8 to 98.9
79 to 83
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.050
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.090
Tin (Sn), % 0.5 to 0.7
0.6 to 1.2
Zinc (Zn), % 0
15.4 to 20.4
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.3

Comparable Variants