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C19700 Copper vs. C49300 Brass

Both C19700 copper and C49300 brass are copper alloys. They have 60% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C19700 copper and the bottom bar is C49300 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
100
Elongation at Break, % 2.4 to 13
4.5 to 20
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
40
Shear Strength, MPa 240 to 300
270 to 290
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 400 to 530
430 to 520
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 330 to 520
210 to 410

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 210
170
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
120
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1090
880
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1040
840
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 250
88
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
20

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 86 to 88
15
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 87 to 89
17

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 30
26
Density, g/cm3 8.9
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
3.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 41
50
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
370

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 12 to 49
21 to 71
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 460 to 1160
220 to 800
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 12 to 16
15 to 18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 14 to 16
16 to 18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 73
29
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14 to 19
14 to 18

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.5
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.5
Bismuth (Bi), % 0
0.5 to 2.0
Cobalt (Co), % 0 to 0.050
0
Copper (Cu), % 97.4 to 99.59
58 to 62
Iron (Fe), % 0.3 to 1.2
0 to 0.1
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.010
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.010 to 0.2
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.030
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 1.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0.1 to 0.4
0 to 0.2
Selenium (Se), % 0
0 to 0.2
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.1
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.2
1.0 to 1.8
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.2
30.6 to 40.5
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5

Comparable Variants