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C27000 Brass vs. C17510 Copper

Both C27000 brass and C17510 copper are copper alloys. They have 66% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 25 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 C27000 brass and the bottom bar is C17510 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
120
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.34
Rockwell B Hardness 53 to 91
44 to 99
Shear Modulus, GPa 40
44
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 370 to 650
310 to 860

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 180
220
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 130
220
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 930
1070
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 900
1030
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 120
210
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 27
22 to 54
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 30
23 to 54

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 24
49
Density, g/cm3 8.1
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
4.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 45
65
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
310

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
7.4
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 13 to 22
9.7 to 27
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 14 to 21
11 to 23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 37
60
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12 to 22
11 to 30

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.2
Beryllium (Be), % 0
0.2 to 0.6
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 0.3
Copper (Cu), % 63 to 68.5
95.9 to 98.4
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.1
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.070
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
1.4 to 2.2
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.2
Zinc (Zn), % 31 to 37
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5