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C19400 Copper vs. C43500 Brass

Both C19400 copper and C43500 brass are copper alloys. They have 81% 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 C43500 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
110
Elongation at Break, % 2.3 to 37
8.5 to 46
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 44
42
Shear Strength, MPa 210 to 300
220 to 310
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 310 to 630
320 to 530
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 98 to 520
120 to 480

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 210
190
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
160
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1090
1000
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1080
970
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 260
120
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
19

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 58 to 68
28
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 58 to 69
30

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 30
28
Density, g/cm3 8.9
8.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 40
45
Embodied Water, L/kg 300
320

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 5.5 to 220
44 to 120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 41 to 1140
65 to 1040
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.3
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 9.7 to 20
10 to 17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 11 to 18
12 to 17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 75
37
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11 to 22
11 to 18

Alloy Composition

Copper (Cu), % 96.8 to 97.8
79 to 83
Iron (Fe), % 2.1 to 2.6
0 to 0.050
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.090
Phosphorus (P), % 0.015 to 0.15
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0.6 to 1.2
Zinc (Zn), % 0.050 to 0.2
15.4 to 20.4
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.3

Comparable Variants