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C17300 Copper vs. C35000 Brass

Both C17300 copper and C35000 brass are copper alloys. They have 62% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 23 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C17300 copper and the bottom bar is C35000 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
100
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 45
40
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 500 to 1380
340 to 650

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 230
170
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 270
120
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 980
920
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 870
890
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 110
120
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
21

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 22
26
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 23
29

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 8.8
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 9.4
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
45
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
320

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.6
7.1
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 16 to 44
12 to 22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16 to 31
13 to 21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 32
37
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17 to 48
11 to 22

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.2
0
Beryllium (Be), % 1.8 to 2.0
0
Copper (Cu), % 95.5 to 97.8
60 to 63
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 0.1
Lead (Pb), % 0.2 to 0.6
0.8 to 2.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0.2 to 0.6
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.2
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
34.5 to 39.2
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.4