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C19500 Copper vs. C41500 Brass

Both C19500 copper and C41500 brass are copper alloys. They have a moderately high 92% of their average alloy composition in common.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C19500 copper and the bottom bar is C41500 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
110
Elongation at Break, % 2.3 to 38
2.0 to 42
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.33
Rockwell B Hardness 71 to 86
62 to 90
Rockwell Superficial 30T Hardness 66 to 76
36 to 75
Shear Modulus, GPa 44
42
Shear Strength, MPa 260 to 360
220 to 360
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 380 to 640
340 to 560
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 120 to 600
190 to 550

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 210
200
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
180
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1090
1030
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1090
1010
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 200
120
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 50 to 56
28
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 50 to 57
29

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 31
30
Density, g/cm3 8.9
8.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 42
45
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
330

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 14 to 110
11 to 120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 59 to 1530
160 to 1340
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.3
7.1
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 12 to 20
11 to 18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 13 to 18
12 to 17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 58
37
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13 to 23
12 to 20

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.020
0
Cobalt (Co), % 0.3 to 1.3
0
Copper (Cu), % 94.9 to 98.6
89 to 93
Iron (Fe), % 1.0 to 2.0
0 to 0.050
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.1
Phosphorus (P), % 0.010 to 0.35
0
Tin (Sn), % 0.1 to 1.0
1.5 to 2.2
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.2
4.2 to 9.5
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5

Comparable Variants