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C19010 Copper vs. C46400 Brass

Both C19010 copper and C46400 brass are copper alloys. They have 61% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 29 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 C19010 copper and the bottom bar is C46400 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
100
Elongation at Break, % 2.4 to 22
17 to 40
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
40
Shear Strength, MPa 210 to 360
270 to 310
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 330 to 640
400 to 500
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 260 to 620
160 to 320

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 210
170
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
120
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1060
900
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1010
890
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 260
120
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
21

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 48 to 63
26
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 48 to 63
29

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 31
23
Density, g/cm3 8.9
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 42
47
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
330

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 7.3 to 140
76 to 140
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 290 to 1680
120 to 500
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.3
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 10 to 20
14 to 17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 12 to 18
15 to 17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 75
38
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12 to 23
13 to 16

Alloy Composition

Copper (Cu), % 97.3 to 99.04
59 to 62
Iron (Fe), % 0
0 to 0.1
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.2
Nickel (Ni), % 0.8 to 1.8
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0.010 to 0.050
0
Silicon (Si), % 0.15 to 0.35
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0.5 to 1.0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
36.3 to 40.5
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.4

Comparable Variants