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C19500 Copper vs. C85900 Brass

Both C19500 copper and C85900 brass are copper alloys. They have 61% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C19500 copper and the bottom bar is C85900 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
100
Elongation at Break, % 2.3 to 38
30
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 44
40
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 380 to 640
460
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 120 to 600
190

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 210
170
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
130
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1090
830
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1090
790
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 200
89
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
28

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 31
24
Density, g/cm3 8.9
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
2.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 42
49
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
330

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 14 to 110
110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 59 to 1530
170
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.3
7.3
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 12 to 20
16
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 13 to 18
17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 58
29
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13 to 23
16

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.020
0.1 to 0.6
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.2
Boron (B), % 0
0 to 0.2
Cobalt (Co), % 0.3 to 1.3
0
Copper (Cu), % 94.9 to 98.6
58 to 62
Iron (Fe), % 1.0 to 2.0
0 to 0.5
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.090
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 0.010
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 1.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0.010 to 0.35
0 to 0.010
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.25
Sulfur (S), % 0
0.1 to 0.65
Tin (Sn), % 0.1 to 1.0
0 to 1.5
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.2
31 to 41
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
0 to 0.2
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.7