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C19000 Copper vs. C83300 Brass

Both C19000 copper and C83300 brass are copper alloys. They have a moderately high 94% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C19000 copper and the bottom bar is C83300 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
110
Elongation at Break, % 2.5 to 50
35
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
42
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 260 to 760
220
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 140 to 630
69

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 210
200
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
180
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1080
1060
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1040
1030
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 250
160
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 60
32
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 61
33

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 31
30
Density, g/cm3 8.9
8.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 42
44
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
320

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 18 to 110
60
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 89 to 1730
21
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
7.0
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 8.2 to 24
6.9
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 10 to 21
9.2
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 73
48
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 9.3 to 27
7.9

Alloy Composition

Copper (Cu), % 96.9 to 99
92 to 94
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.1
0
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.050
1.0 to 2.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0.9 to 1.3
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0.15 to 0.35
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
1.0 to 2.0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.8
2.0 to 6.0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.7