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C19100 Copper vs. C99750 Brass

Both C19100 copper and C99750 brass are copper alloys. They have 60% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 26 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C19100 copper and the bottom bar is C99750 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
130
Elongation at Break, % 17 to 37
20 to 30
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
48
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 250 to 630
450 to 520
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 75 to 550
220 to 280

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 210
200
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
160
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1080
840
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1040
820
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
410
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
20

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 55
2.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 56
2.2

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 33
23
Density, g/cm3 8.9
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
3.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 43
51
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 60 to 99
87 to 110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 24 to 1310
190 to 300
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
8.6
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
21
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 7.7 to 20
15 to 18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 9.9 to 18
16 to 18
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 8.9 to 22
13 to 15

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0.25 to 3.0
Copper (Cu), % 96.5 to 98.6
55 to 61
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 1.0
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.1
0.5 to 2.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0
17 to 23
Nickel (Ni), % 0.9 to 1.3
0 to 5.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0.15 to 0.35
0
Tellurium (Te), % 0.35 to 0.6
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.5
17 to 23
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.3