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C18200 Copper vs. C33500 Brass

Both C18200 copper and C33500 brass are copper alloys. They have 64% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (1, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C18200 copper and the bottom bar is C33500 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
100
Elongation at Break, % 11 to 40
3.0 to 28
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.31
Rockwell B Hardness 65 to 82
53 to 91
Shear Modulus, GPa 44
40
Shear Strength, MPa 210 to 320
220 to 360
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 310 to 530
340 to 650
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 97 to 450
120 to 420

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 210
170
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
120
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1080
930
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1070
900
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 320
120
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
20

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
24
Density, g/cm3 8.9
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 41
45
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
320

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 43 to 96
8.0 to 160
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 40 to 860
69 to 860
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.3
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 9.6 to 16
12 to 22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 11 to 16
13 to 21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 93
37
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11 to 18
11 to 22

Alloy Composition

Chromium (Cr), % 0.6 to 1.2
0
Copper (Cu), % 98.6 to 99.4
62 to 65
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.1
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.050
0.25 to 0.7
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.1
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
33.8 to 37.8
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.4