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C17465 Copper vs. C85900 Brass

Both C17465 copper and C85900 brass are copper alloys. They have 62% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 28 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 C17465 copper and the bottom bar is C85900 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
100
Elongation at Break, % 5.3 to 36
30
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 44
40
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 310 to 930
460
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 120 to 830
190

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 210
170
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 210
130
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1080
830
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1030
790
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 220
89
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
20

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 22 to 51
25
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 23 to 52
28

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 45
24
Density, g/cm3 8.9
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.1
2.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 64
49
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
330

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 47 to 90
110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 64 to 2920
170
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.3
7.3
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 9.7 to 29
16
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 11 to 24
17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 64
29
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11 to 33
16

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.2
0.1 to 0.6
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.2
Beryllium (Be), % 0.15 to 0.5
0
Boron (B), % 0
0 to 0.2
Copper (Cu), % 95.7 to 98.7
58 to 62
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.5
Lead (Pb), % 0.2 to 0.6
0 to 0.090
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 0.010
Nickel (Ni), % 1.0 to 1.4
0 to 1.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.010
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.25
Sulfur (S), % 0
0.1 to 0.65
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 1.5
Zinc (Zn), % 0
31 to 41
Zirconium (Zr), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.2
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.7