C19400 Copper vs. C66300 Brass
Both C19400 copper and C66300 brass are copper alloys. They have 88% 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 C66300 brass.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 120 | |
| 110 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 2.3 to 37 | |
| 2.3 to 22 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.34 | |
| 0.33 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 44 | |
| 42 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 210 to 300 | |
| 290 to 470 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 310 to 630 | |
| 460 to 810 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 98 to 520 | |
| 400 to 800 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 210 | |
| 200 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 200 | |
| 180 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1090 | |
| 1050 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1080 | |
| 1000 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 390 | |
| 380 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 260 | |
| 110 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 17 | |
| 18 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 58 to 68 | |
| 25 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 58 to 69 | |
| 26 |
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 | 40 | |
| 46 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 300 | |
| 320 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 5.5 to 220 | |
| 17 to 98 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 41 to 1140 | |
| 710 to 2850 |
| 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 | |
| 15 to 26 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 11 to 18 | |
| 15 to 22 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 75 | |
| 32 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 11 to 22 | |
| 16 to 28 |
Alloy Composition
| Cobalt (Co), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.2 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 96.8 to 97.8 | |
| 84.5 to 87.5 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 2.1 to 2.6 | |
| 1.4 to 2.4 |
| Lead (Pb), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
| 0 to 0.050 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0.015 to 0.15 | |
| 0 to 0.35 |
| Tin (Sn), % | 0 | |
| 1.5 to 3.0 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 0.050 to 0.2 | |
| 6.0 to 12.8 |
| Residuals, % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.5 |