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C24000 Brass vs. C96600 Copper

Both C24000 brass and C96600 copper are copper alloys. They have 67% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C24000 brass and the bottom bar is C96600 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
140
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 42
52
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 310 to 640
760

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 190
240
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 160
280
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1000
1180
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 970
1100
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
400
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 140
30
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 19
15

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 32
4.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 34
4.1

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 27
65
Density, g/cm3 8.5
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
7.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 43
100
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
280

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
8.7
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 10 to 21
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 12 to 20
21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 43
8.4
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 10 to 22
25

Alloy Composition

Beryllium (Be), % 0
0.4 to 0.7
Copper (Cu), % 78.5 to 81.5
63.5 to 69.8
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.050
0.8 to 1.1
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.010
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
29 to 33
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.15
Zinc (Zn), % 18.2 to 21.5
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5