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C24000 Brass vs. C82700 Copper

Both C24000 brass and C82700 copper are copper alloys. They have 80% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 23 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (9, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C24000 brass and the bottom bar is C82700 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
120
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 42
46
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 310 to 640
1200

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 190
240
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 160
300
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1000
950
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 970
860
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 140
130
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 19
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 32
20
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 34
21

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 8.5
8.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
12
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 43
180
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
310

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
7.8
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 10 to 21
38
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 12 to 20
29
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 43
39
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 10 to 22
41

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.15
Beryllium (Be), % 0
2.4 to 2.6
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0 to 0.090
Copper (Cu), % 78.5 to 81.5
94.6 to 96.7
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.25
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.020
Nickel (Ni), % 0
1.0 to 1.5
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.15
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.1
Zinc (Zn), % 18.2 to 21.5
0 to 0.1
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5