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C19500 Copper vs. C33500 Brass

Both C19500 copper and C33500 brass are copper alloys. They have 64% of their average alloy composition in common.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C19500 copper and the bottom bar is C33500 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
100
Elongation at Break, % 2.3 to 38
3.0 to 28
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.31
Rockwell B Hardness 71 to 86
53 to 91
Rockwell Superficial 30T Hardness 66 to 76
52 to 78
Shear Modulus, GPa 44
40
Shear Strength, MPa 260 to 360
220 to 360
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 380 to 640
340 to 650
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 120 to 600
120 to 420

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 210
170
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
120
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1090
930
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1090
900
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 200
120
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
20

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 50 to 56
26
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 50 to 57
29

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 31
24
Density, g/cm3 8.9
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 42
45
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
320

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 14 to 110
8.0 to 160
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 59 to 1530
69 to 860
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.3
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 12 to 20
12 to 22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 13 to 18
13 to 21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 58
37
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13 to 23
11 to 22

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.020
0
Cobalt (Co), % 0.3 to 1.3
0
Copper (Cu), % 94.9 to 98.6
62 to 65
Iron (Fe), % 1.0 to 2.0
0 to 0.1
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.020
0.25 to 0.7
Phosphorus (P), % 0.010 to 0.35
0
Tin (Sn), % 0.1 to 1.0
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.2
33.8 to 37.8
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.4

Comparable Variants