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C19700 Copper vs. C68100 Brass

Both C19700 copper and C68100 brass are copper alloys. They have 59% 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 C19700 copper and the bottom bar is C68100 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
100
Elongation at Break, % 2.4 to 13
29
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.3
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
40
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 400 to 530
380
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 330 to 520
140

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 210
170
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
120
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1090
890
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1040
870
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 250
98
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
21

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 86 to 88
24
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 87 to 89
27

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 30
23
Density, g/cm3 8.9
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 41
47
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
330

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 12 to 49
86
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 460 to 1160
94
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
7.3
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 12 to 16
13
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 14 to 16
15
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 73
32
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14 to 19
13

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.010
Cobalt (Co), % 0 to 0.050
0
Copper (Cu), % 97.4 to 99.59
56 to 60
Iron (Fe), % 0.3 to 1.2
0.25 to 1.3
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.050
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.010 to 0.2
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.050
0.010 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.050
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0.1 to 0.4
0
Silicon (Si), % 0
0.040 to 0.15
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.2
0.75 to 1.1
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.2
36.4 to 43
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5