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C18100 Copper vs. C35000 Brass

Both C18100 copper and C35000 brass are copper alloys. They have 62% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C18100 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 0.34
0.31
Rockwell B Hardness 80
53 to 91
Shear Modulus, GPa 47
40
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 510
340 to 650

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 210
170
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
120
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1080
920
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1020
890
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 320
120
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
21

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 80
26
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 81
29

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 31
23
Density, g/cm3 8.9
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 43
45
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
320

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.3
7.1
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 16
12 to 22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16
13 to 21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 94
37
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 18
11 to 22

Alloy Composition

Chromium (Cr), % 0.4 to 1.2
0
Copper (Cu), % 98.7 to 99.49
60 to 63
Iron (Fe), % 0
0 to 0.1
Lead (Pb), % 0
0.8 to 2.0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.030 to 0.060
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
34.5 to 39.2
Zirconium (Zr), % 0.080 to 0.2
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.4