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C19700 Copper vs. C69700 Brass

Both C19700 copper and C69700 brass are copper alloys. They have 78% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 27 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 C69700 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
110
Elongation at Break, % 2.4 to 13
25
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
41
Shear Strength, MPa 240 to 300
300
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 400 to 530
470
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 330 to 520
230

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 210
240
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
160
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1090
930
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1040
880
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
400
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 250
43
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
19

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 30
26
Density, g/cm3 8.9
8.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 41
44
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 12 to 49
99
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 460 to 1160
250
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
7.3
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 12 to 16
16
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 14 to 16
16
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 73
13
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14 to 19
16

Alloy Composition

Cobalt (Co), % 0 to 0.050
0
Copper (Cu), % 97.4 to 99.59
75 to 80
Iron (Fe), % 0.3 to 1.2
0 to 0.2
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.050
0.5 to 1.5
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.010 to 0.2
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.4
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.050
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0.1 to 0.4
0
Silicon (Si), % 0
2.5 to 3.5
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.2
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.2
13.9 to 22
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5