C19800 Copper vs. C66700 Brass
Both C19800 copper and C66700 brass are copper alloys. They have 71% 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 C19800 copper and the bottom bar is C66700 brass.
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Mechanical Properties
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 110 | |
110 |
Elongation at Break, % | 9.0 to 12 | |
2.0 to 58 |
Poisson's Ratio | 0.34 | |
0.31 |
Shear Modulus, GPa | 43 | |
41 |
Shear Strength, MPa | 260 to 330 | |
250 to 530 |
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 430 to 550 | |
340 to 690 |
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 420 to 550 | |
100 to 640 |
Thermal Properties
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 210 | |
180 |
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 200 | |
140 |
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1070 | |
1090 |
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1050 | |
1050 |
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 390 | |
390 |
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 260 | |
97 |
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 18 | |
20 |
Electrical Properties
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 61 | |
17 |
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 62 | |
19 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Base Metal Price, % relative | 30 | |
25 |
Density, g/cm3 | 8.9 | |
8.2 |
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 2.8 | |
2.7 |
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 43 | |
45 |
Embodied Water, L/kg | 320 | |
320 |
Common Calculations
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 49 to 52 | |
13 to 150 |
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 770 to 1320 | |
49 to 1900 |
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 7.2 | |
7.3 |
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 18 | |
19 |
Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 14 to 17 | |
11 to 23 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 14 to 17 | |
13 to 21 |
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 75 | |
30 |
Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 15 to 20 | |
11 to 23 |
Alloy Composition
Copper (Cu), % | 95.7 to 99.47 | |
68.5 to 71.5 |
Iron (Fe), % | 0.020 to 0.5 | |
0 to 0.1 |
Lead (Pb), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.070 |
Magnesium (Mg), % | 0.1 to 1.0 | |
0 |
Manganese (Mn), % | 0 | |
0.8 to 1.5 |
Phosphorus (P), % | 0.010 to 0.1 | |
0 |
Tin (Sn), % | 0.1 to 1.0 | |
0 |
Zinc (Zn), % | 0.3 to 1.5 | |
26.3 to 30.7 |
Residuals, % | 0 | |
0 to 0.5 |