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C16500 Copper vs. C68400 Brass

Both C16500 copper and C68400 brass are copper alloys. They have 62% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C16500 copper and the bottom bar is C68400 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
110
Elongation at Break, % 1.5 to 53
18
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
41
Shear Strength, MPa 200 to 310
330
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 280 to 530
540
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 97 to 520
310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 210
210
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 340
130
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1070
840
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1010
820
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
400
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 250
66
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
20

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 60
87
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 61
99

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 31
23
Density, g/cm3 8.9
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 42
47
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
320

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 7.8 to 110
81
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 41 to 1160
460
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.1
7.5
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 8.6 to 17
19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 11 to 16
19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 74
21
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 9.8 to 19
18

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.5
Boron (B), % 0
0.0010 to 0.030
Cadmium (Cd), % 0.6 to 1.0
0
Copper (Cu), % 97.8 to 98.9
59 to 64
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 1.0
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.090
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0.2 to 1.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0.030 to 0.3
Silicon (Si), % 0
1.5 to 2.5
Tin (Sn), % 0.5 to 0.7
0 to 0.5
Zinc (Zn), % 0
28.6 to 39.3
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5