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C19400 Copper vs. C32000 Brass

Both C19400 copper and C32000 brass are copper alloys. They have 85% 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 C19400 copper and the bottom bar is C32000 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
110
Elongation at Break, % 2.3 to 37
6.8 to 29
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 44
41
Shear Strength, MPa 210 to 300
180 to 280
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 310 to 630
270 to 470
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 98 to 520
78 to 390

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 210
190
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1090
1020
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1080
990
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 260
160
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
19

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 58 to 68
36
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 58 to 69
37

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 30
28
Density, g/cm3 8.9
8.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 40
42
Embodied Water, L/kg 300
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 5.5 to 220
30 to 59
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 41 to 1140
28 to 680
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.3
7.1
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 9.7 to 20
8.8 to 15
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 11 to 18
11 to 16
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 75
47
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11 to 22
9.5 to 16

Alloy Composition

Copper (Cu), % 96.8 to 97.8
83.5 to 86.5
Iron (Fe), % 2.1 to 2.6
0 to 0.1
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.030
1.5 to 2.2
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.25
Phosphorus (P), % 0.015 to 0.15
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0.050 to 0.2
10.6 to 15
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.4

Comparable Variants