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C18600 Copper vs. C36000 Brass

Both C18600 copper and C36000 brass are copper alloys. They have 62% of their average alloy composition in common.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C18600 copper and the bottom bar is C36000 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
100
Elongation at Break, % 8.0 to 11
5.8 to 23
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 44
39
Shear Strength, MPa 310 to 340
210 to 310
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 520 to 580
330 to 530
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 500 to 520
140 to 260

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 210
170
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
120
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1090
900
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1070
890
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 280
120
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
21

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 70
26
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 71
29

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 31
23
Density, g/cm3 8.9
8.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.9
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 46
45
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
320

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 44 to 58
25 to 62
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 1060 to 1180
89 to 340
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.3
7.0
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 16 to 18
11 to 18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16 to 17
13 to 18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 81
37
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19 to 20
11 to 18

Alloy Composition

Chromium (Cr), % 0.1 to 1.0
0
Cobalt (Co), % 0 to 0.1
0
Copper (Cu), % 96.5 to 99.55
60 to 63
Iron (Fe), % 0.25 to 0.8
0 to 0.35
Lead (Pb), % 0
2.5 to 3.7
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.25
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0.050 to 0.5
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
32.5 to 37.5
Zirconium (Zr), % 0.050 to 0.4
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5