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C19025 Copper vs. C44400 Brass

Both C19025 copper and C44400 brass are copper alloys. They have 73% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C19025 copper and the bottom bar is C44400 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
110
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
41
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 480 to 620
350

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 210
180
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
140
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1080
940
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1020
900
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 160
110
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
20

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 40
25
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 40
27

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 31
26
Density, g/cm3 8.9
8.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 44
46
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
330

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 15 to 19
12
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 15 to 18
13
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 47
35
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17 to 22
12

Alloy Composition

Antimony (Sb), % 0
0.020 to 0.1
Copper (Cu), % 97.1 to 98.5
70 to 73
Iron (Fe), % 0
0 to 0.060
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.070
Nickel (Ni), % 0.8 to 1.2
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0.030 to 0.070
0
Tin (Sn), % 0.7 to 1.1
0.9 to 1.2
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.2
25.2 to 29.1
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.4