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C19010 Copper vs. C42600 Brass

Both C19010 copper and C42600 brass are copper alloys. They have 89% of their average alloy composition in common.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C19010 copper and the bottom bar is C42600 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
110
Elongation at Break, % 2.4 to 22
1.1 to 40
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
42
Shear Strength, MPa 210 to 360
280 to 470
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 330 to 640
410 to 830
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 260 to 620
220 to 810

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 210
200
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
180
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1060
1030
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1010
1010
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 260
110
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 48 to 63
25
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 48 to 63
26

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 31
31
Density, g/cm3 8.9
8.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
2.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 42
48
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
340

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 7.3 to 140
9.4 to 140
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 290 to 1680
230 to 2970
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.3
7.1
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 10 to 20
13 to 27
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 12 to 18
14 to 23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 75
33
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12 to 23
15 to 29

Alloy Composition

Copper (Cu), % 97.3 to 99.04
87 to 90
Iron (Fe), % 0
0.050 to 0.2
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.050
Nickel (Ni), % 0.8 to 1.8
0.050 to 0.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0.010 to 0.050
0.020 to 0.050
Silicon (Si), % 0.15 to 0.35
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
2.5 to 4.0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
5.3 to 10.4
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.2

Comparable Variants