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C17500 Copper vs. C85900 Brass

Both C17500 copper and C85900 brass are copper alloys. They have 61% 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 C85900 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
100
Elongation at Break, % 6.0 to 30
30
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 45
40
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 310 to 860
460
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 170 to 760
190

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 220
170
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 220
130
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1060
830
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1020
790
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 200
89
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
20

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 24 to 53
25
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 24 to 54
28

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 60
24
Density, g/cm3 8.9
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.7
2.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 73
49
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
330

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 30 to 120
110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 120 to 2390
170
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.5
7.3
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 9.7 to 27
16
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 11 to 23
17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 59
29
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11 to 29
16

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.2
0.1 to 0.6
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.2
Beryllium (Be), % 0.4 to 0.7
0
Boron (B), % 0
0 to 0.2
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 0.5
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.090
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 0.010
Nickel (Ni), % 0
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
0 to 1.5
Zinc (Zn), % 0
31 to 41
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
0 to 0.2
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.7