C27000 Brass vs. C15500 Copper
Both C27000 brass and C15500 copper are copper alloys. They have 66% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is C27000 brass and the bottom bar is C15500 copper.
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Mechanical Properties
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 110 | |
120 |
Poisson's Ratio | 0.31 | |
0.34 |
Shear Modulus, GPa | 40 | |
43 |
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 370 to 650 | |
280 to 550 |
Thermal Properties
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 180 | |
210 |
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 130 | |
200 |
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 930 | |
1080 |
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 900 | |
1080 |
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 390 | |
390 |
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 120 | |
350 |
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 20 | |
17 |
Electrical Properties
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 27 | |
90 |
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 30 | |
91 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Base Metal Price, % relative | 24 | |
33 |
Density, g/cm3 | 8.1 | |
8.9 |
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 2.7 | |
2.7 |
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 45 | |
42 |
Embodied Water, L/kg | 320 | |
360 |
Common Calculations
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 7.2 | |
7.2 |
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 19 | |
18 |
Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 13 to 22 | |
8.6 to 17 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 14 to 21 | |
11 to 17 |
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 37 | |
100 |
Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 12 to 22 | |
9.8 to 20 |
Alloy Composition
Copper (Cu), % | 63 to 68.5 | |
99.75 to 99.853 |
Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
0 |
Lead (Pb), % | 0 to 0.070 | |
0 |
Magnesium (Mg), % | 0 | |
0.080 to 0.13 |
Phosphorus (P), % | 0 | |
0.040 to 0.080 |
Silver (Ag), % | 0 | |
0.027 to 0.1 |
Zinc (Zn), % | 31 to 37 | |
0 |
Residuals, % | 0 | |
0 to 0.2 |