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C23000 Brass vs. C99500 Copper

Both C23000 brass and C99500 copper are copper alloys. They have 86% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 26 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C23000 brass and the bottom bar is C99500 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
120
Elongation at Break, % 2.9 to 47
13
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 42
45
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 280 to 590
540
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 83 to 480
310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 190
240
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
210
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1030
1090
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 990
1040
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
400
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 19
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 37
10
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 39
10

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 28
30
Density, g/cm3 8.6
8.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
3.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 43
47
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
300

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 6.2 to 260
63
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 31 to 1040
410
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
7.7
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 8.9 to 19
17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 11 to 18
17
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 9.4 to 20
19

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0.5 to 2.0
Copper (Cu), % 84 to 86
82.5 to 92
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.050
3.0 to 5.0
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.25
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
3.5 to 5.5
Silicon (Si), % 0
0.5 to 2.0
Zinc (Zn), % 13.7 to 16
0.5 to 2.0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.3