C19020 Copper vs. C46200 Brass
Both C19020 copper and C46200 brass are copper alloys. They have 64% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is C19020 copper and the bottom bar is C46200 brass.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 120 | |
| 100 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 2.3 to 5.7 | |
| 17 to 34 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.34 | |
| 0.31 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 44 | |
| 40 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 260 to 340 | |
| 240 to 290 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 440 to 590 | |
| 370 to 480 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 210 | |
| 170 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 200 | |
| 120 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1090 | |
| 840 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1030 | |
| 800 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 390 | |
| 380 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 190 | |
| 110 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 17 | |
| 20 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 31 | |
| 24 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.9 | |
| 8.1 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 2.8 | |
| 2.7 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 44 | |
| 46 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 310 | |
| 330 |
Common Calculations
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 7.2 | |
| 7.2 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 18 | |
| 19 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 14 to 18 | |
| 13 to 16 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 14 to 18 | |
| 14 to 17 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 55 | |
| 35 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 16 to 21 | |
| 12 to 16 |
Alloy Composition
| Copper (Cu), % | 95.7 to 99.19 | |
| 62 to 65 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.1 |
| Lead (Pb), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.2 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0.5 to 3.0 | |
| 0 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0.010 to 0.2 | |
| 0 |
| Tin (Sn), % | 0.3 to 0.9 | |
| 0.5 to 1.0 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 0 | |
| 33.3 to 37.5 |
| Residuals, % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.4 |