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C19000 Copper vs. C84800 Brass

Both C19000 copper and C84800 brass are copper alloys. They have 77% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C19000 copper and the bottom bar is C84800 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
100
Elongation at Break, % 2.5 to 50
18
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
39
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 260 to 760
230
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 140 to 630
100

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 210
180
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
150
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1080
950
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1040
830
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
370
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 250
72
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
19

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 60
16
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 61
17

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 31
27
Density, g/cm3 8.9
8.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 42
46
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
340

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 18 to 110
34
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 89 to 1730
53
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
6.6
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 8.2 to 24
7.3
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 10 to 21
9.6
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 73
23
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 9.3 to 27
8.2

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.25
Copper (Cu), % 96.9 to 99
75 to 77
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.4
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.050
5.5 to 7.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0.9 to 1.3
0 to 1.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0.15 to 0.35
0 to 1.5
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.080
Tin (Sn), % 0
2.0 to 3.0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.8
13 to 17
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.7