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C19500 Copper vs. C44500 Brass

Both C19500 copper and C44500 brass are copper alloys. They have 72% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 26 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C19500 copper and the bottom bar is C44500 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
110
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 44
41
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 380 to 640
350
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 120 to 600
120

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 210
180
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
140
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1090
940
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1090
900
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 200
110
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
20

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 50 to 56
25
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 50 to 57
27

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 31
26
Density, g/cm3 8.9
8.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 42
46
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
330

Common Calculations

Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 59 to 1530
65
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
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 13 to 18
13
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 58
35
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13 to 23
12

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.020
0
Cobalt (Co), % 0.3 to 1.3
0
Copper (Cu), % 94.9 to 98.6
70 to 73
Iron (Fe), % 1.0 to 2.0
0 to 0.060
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.070
Phosphorus (P), % 0.010 to 0.35
0.020 to 0.1
Tin (Sn), % 0.1 to 1.0
0.9 to 1.2
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.2
25.2 to 29.1
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.4