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C17500 Copper vs. C83300 Brass

Both C17500 copper and C83300 brass are copper alloys. They have a moderately high 93% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C17500 copper and the bottom bar is C83300 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
110
Elongation at Break, % 6.0 to 30
35
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 45
42
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 310 to 860
220
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 170 to 760
69

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 220
200
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 220
180
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1060
1060
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1020
1030
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 200
160
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 24 to 53
32
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 24 to 54
33

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 60
30
Density, g/cm3 8.9
8.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.7
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 73
44
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
320

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 30 to 120
60
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 120 to 2390
21
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.5
7.0
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 9.7 to 27
6.9
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 11 to 23
9.2
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 59
48
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11 to 29
7.9

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.2
0
Beryllium (Be), % 0.4 to 0.7
0
Cobalt (Co), % 2.4 to 2.7
0
Copper (Cu), % 95.6 to 97.2
92 to 94
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.1
0
Lead (Pb), % 0
1.0 to 2.0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.2
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
1.0 to 2.0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
2.0 to 6.0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.7