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C17200 Copper vs. C84800 Brass

Both C17200 copper and C84800 brass are copper alloys. They have 77% 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 C17200 copper and the bottom bar is C84800 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
100
Elongation at Break, % 1.1 to 37
18
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 45
39
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 480 to 1380
230
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 160 to 1250
100

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 230
180
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 280
150
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 980
950
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 870
830
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
370
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 110
72
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
19

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 22
16
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 23
17

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 8.8
8.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 9.4
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
46
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
340

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 4.2 to 500
34
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 110 to 5720
53
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.6
6.6
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 15 to 44
7.3
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16 to 31
9.6
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 31
23
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16 to 46
8.2

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.0050
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.25
Beryllium (Be), % 1.8 to 2.0
0
Copper (Cu), % 96.1 to 98
75 to 77
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 0.4
Lead (Pb), % 0
5.5 to 7.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0.2 to 0.6
0 to 1.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 1.5
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.0050
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.080
Tin (Sn), % 0
2.0 to 3.0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
13 to 17
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.7