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C24000 Brass vs. C96800 Copper

Both C24000 brass and C96800 copper are copper alloys. They have 81% 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 C96800 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
120
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 42
46
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 310 to 640
1010

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 190
220
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 160
220
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1000
1120
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 970
1060
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 140
52
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 19
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 32
10
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 34
10

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 27
34
Density, g/cm3 8.5
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
3.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 43
52
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
300

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
7.6
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 10 to 21
32
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 12 to 20
25
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 43
15
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 10 to 22
35

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.1
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.020
Copper (Cu), % 78.5 to 81.5
87.1 to 90.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.5
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.0050
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0.050 to 0.3
Nickel (Ni), % 0
9.5 to 10.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.0025
Zinc (Zn), % 18.2 to 21.5
0 to 1.0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5