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C16500 Copper vs. C69300 Brass

Both C16500 copper and C69300 brass are copper alloys. They have 75% 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 C69300 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 15
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
41
Shear Strength, MPa 200 to 310
330 to 370
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 280 to 530
550 to 630
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 97 to 520
300 to 390

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 210
240
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 340
160
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1070
880
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1010
860
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
400
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 250
38
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
19

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 60
8.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 61
8.8

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 31
26
Density, g/cm3 8.9
8.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 42
45
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 7.8 to 110
47 to 70
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 41 to 1160
400 to 700
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.1
7.4
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 8.6 to 17
19 to 21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 11 to 16
18 to 20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 74
12
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 9.8 to 19
19 to 22

Alloy Composition

Cadmium (Cd), % 0.6 to 1.0
0
Copper (Cu), % 97.8 to 98.9
73 to 77
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.1
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.090
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 0.1
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.1
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0.040 to 0.15
Silicon (Si), % 0
2.7 to 3.4
Tin (Sn), % 0.5 to 0.7
0 to 0.2
Zinc (Zn), % 0
18.4 to 24.3
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5