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C19200 Copper vs. C43000 Brass

Both C19200 copper and C43000 brass are copper alloys. They have 86% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 30 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 C19200 copper and the bottom bar is C43000 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
110
Elongation at Break, % 2.0 to 35
3.0 to 55
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.33
Rockwell B Hardness 38 to 76
30 to 100
Shear Modulus, GPa 44
42
Shear Strength, MPa 190 to 300
230 to 410
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 280 to 530
320 to 710
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 98 to 510
130 to 550

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 210
190
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1080
1030
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1080
1000
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 240
120
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 58 to 74
27
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 58 to 75
28

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 30
29
Density, g/cm3 8.9
8.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 41
46
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
330

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 10 to 98
20 to 150
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 42 to 1120
82 to 1350
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
7.1
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 8.8 to 17
10 to 23
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 11 to 16
12 to 20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 69
36
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 10 to 19
11 to 25

Alloy Composition

Copper (Cu), % 98.5 to 99.19
84 to 87
Iron (Fe), % 0.8 to 1.2
0 to 0.050
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.1
Phosphorus (P), % 0.010 to 0.040
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
1.7 to 2.7
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.2
9.7 to 14.3
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5

Comparable Variants