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C19000 Copper vs. C26200 Brass

Both C19000 copper and C26200 brass are copper alloys. They have 69% 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 C19000 copper and the bottom bar is C26200 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
110
Elongation at Break, % 2.5 to 50
3.0 to 180
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.31
Rockwell B Hardness 45 to 94
55 to 93
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
41
Shear Strength, MPa 170 to 390
230 to 390
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 260 to 760
330 to 770
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 140 to 630
110 to 490

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 210
180
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
140
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1080
950
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1040
920
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 250
120
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
20

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 60
28
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 61
31

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 31
25
Density, g/cm3 8.9
8.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 42
45
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
320

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 18 to 110
19 to 160
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 89 to 1730
62 to 1110
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 8.2 to 24
11 to 26
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 10 to 21
13 to 23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 73
38
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 9.3 to 27
11 to 26

Alloy Composition

Copper (Cu), % 96.9 to 99
67 to 70
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.050
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.070
Nickel (Ni), % 0.9 to 1.3
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0.15 to 0.35
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.8
29.6 to 33
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.3