C17000 Copper vs. C87400 Brass
Both C17000 copper and C87400 brass are copper alloys. They have 83% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 27 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is C17000 copper and the bottom bar is C87400 brass.
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Mechanical Properties
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 120 | |
110 |
Elongation at Break, % | 1.1 to 31 | |
21 |
Poisson's Ratio | 0.33 | |
0.33 |
Shear Modulus, GPa | 45 | |
41 |
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 490 to 1310 | |
390 |
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 160 to 1140 | |
160 |
Thermal Properties
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 230 | |
250 |
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 270 | |
170 |
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 980 | |
920 |
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 870 | |
820 |
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 390 | |
400 |
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 110 | |
28 |
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 17 | |
18 |
Electrical Properties
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 22 | |
6.7 |
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 22 | |
7.2 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Density, g/cm3 | 8.8 | |
8.3 |
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 8.7 | |
2.7 |
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 140 | |
44 |
Embodied Water, L/kg | 310 | |
310 |
Common Calculations
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 4.2 to 390 | |
65 |
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 110 to 5420 | |
120 |
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 7.6 | |
7.4 |
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 19 | |
19 |
Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 15 to 41 | |
13 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 16 to 30 | |
14 |
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 32 | |
8.3 |
Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 17 to 45 | |
14 |
Alloy Composition
Aluminum (Al), % | 0 to 0.2 | |
0 to 0.8 |
Beryllium (Be), % | 1.6 to 1.8 | |
0 |
Copper (Cu), % | 96.3 to 98.2 | |
79 to 85.5 |
Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 0.4 | |
0 |
Lead (Pb), % | 0 | |
0 to 1.0 |
Nickel (Ni), % | 0.2 to 0.6 | |
0 |
Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.2 | |
2.5 to 4.0 |
Zinc (Zn), % | 0 | |
12 to 16 |
Residuals, % | 0 | |
0 to 0.8 |