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C17500 Copper vs. C49300 Brass

Both C17500 copper and C49300 brass are copper alloys. They have 60% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C17500 copper and the bottom bar is C49300 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
100
Elongation at Break, % 6.0 to 30
4.5 to 20
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 45
40
Shear Strength, MPa 200 to 520
270 to 290
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 310 to 860
430 to 520
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 170 to 760
210 to 410

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 220
170
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 220
120
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1060
880
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1020
840
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 200
88
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
20

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 24 to 53
15
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 24 to 54
17

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 60
26
Density, g/cm3 8.9
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.7
3.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 73
50
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
370

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 30 to 120
21 to 71
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 120 to 2390
220 to 800
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.5
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 9.7 to 27
15 to 18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 11 to 23
16 to 18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 59
29
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11 to 29
14 to 18

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.5
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.5
Beryllium (Be), % 0.4 to 0.7
0
Bismuth (Bi), % 0
0.5 to 2.0
Cobalt (Co), % 2.4 to 2.7
0
Copper (Cu), % 95.6 to 97.2
58 to 62
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.1
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.010
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 0.030
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 1.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.2
Selenium (Se), % 0
0 to 0.2
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.1
Tin (Sn), % 0
1.0 to 1.8
Zinc (Zn), % 0
30.6 to 40.5
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5