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C27200 Brass vs. C14200 Copper

Both C27200 brass and C14200 copper are copper alloys. They have 64% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C27200 brass and the bottom bar is C14200 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
120
Elongation at Break, % 10 to 50
8.0 to 45
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.34
Rockwell B Hardness 53 to 86
35 to 60
Shear Modulus, GPa 40
43
Shear Strength, MPa 230 to 320
150 to 200
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 370 to 590
220 to 370
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 150 to 410
75 to 340

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 170
210
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 130
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 920
1080
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 870
1030
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 120
190
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 28
45
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 31
45

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 24
31
Density, g/cm3 8.1
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 45
41
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 30 to 270
29 to 83
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 110 to 810
24 to 500
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 13 to 20
6.8 to 11
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 14 to 19
9.1 to 13
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 37
56
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12 to 20
7.9 to 13

Alloy Composition

Arsenic (As), % 0
0.15 to 0.5
Copper (Cu), % 62 to 65
99.4 to 99.835
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.070
0
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.070
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0.015 to 0.040
Zinc (Zn), % 34.6 to 38
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.3
0

Comparable Variants