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C16500 Copper vs. C44300 Brass

Both C16500 copper and C44300 brass are copper alloys. They have 72% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 26 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C16500 copper and the bottom bar is C44300 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
110
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
41
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 280 to 530
350
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 97 to 520
120

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 210
180
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 340
140
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1070
940
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1010
900
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 250
110
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
20

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 60
25
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 61
27

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 31
26
Density, g/cm3 8.9
8.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 42
46
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
330

Common Calculations

Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 41 to 1160
65
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
12
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 11 to 16
13
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 74
35
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 9.8 to 19
12

Alloy Composition

Arsenic (As), % 0
0.020 to 0.060
Cadmium (Cd), % 0.6 to 1.0
0
Copper (Cu), % 97.8 to 98.9
70 to 73
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.060
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.070
Tin (Sn), % 0.5 to 0.7
0.9 to 1.2
Zinc (Zn), % 0
25.2 to 29.1
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.4