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C16500 Copper vs. C99750 Brass

Both C16500 copper and C99750 brass are copper alloys. They have 58% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 26 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C16500 copper and the bottom bar is C99750 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
130
Elongation at Break, % 1.5 to 53
20 to 30
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
48
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 280 to 530
450 to 520
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 97 to 520
220 to 280

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 210
200
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 340
160
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1070
840
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1010
820
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
410
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
20

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 60
2.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 61
2.2

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 31
23
Density, g/cm3 8.9
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
3.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 42
51
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 7.8 to 110
87 to 110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 41 to 1160
190 to 300
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.1
8.6
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
21
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 8.6 to 17
15 to 18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 11 to 16
16 to 18
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 9.8 to 19
13 to 15

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0.25 to 3.0
Cadmium (Cd), % 0.6 to 1.0
0
Copper (Cu), % 97.8 to 98.9
55 to 61
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 1.0
Lead (Pb), % 0
0.5 to 2.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0
17 to 23
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 5.0
Tin (Sn), % 0.5 to 0.7
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
17 to 23
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.3