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C27200 Brass vs. C16500 Copper

Both C27200 brass and C16500 copper are copper alloys. They have 64% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C27200 brass and the bottom bar is C16500 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
110
Elongation at Break, % 10 to 50
1.5 to 53
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 40
43
Shear Strength, MPa 230 to 320
200 to 310
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 370 to 590
280 to 530
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 150 to 410
97 to 520

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 170
210
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 130
340
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 920
1070
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 870
1010
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 120
250
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 28
60
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 31
61

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
42
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
320

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 30 to 270
7.8 to 110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 110 to 810
41 to 1160
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
7.1
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 13 to 20
8.6 to 17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 14 to 19
11 to 16
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 37
74
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12 to 20
9.8 to 19

Alloy Composition

Cadmium (Cd), % 0
0.6 to 1.0
Copper (Cu), % 62 to 65
97.8 to 98.9
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.070
0 to 0.020
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.070
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0.5 to 0.7
Zinc (Zn), % 34.6 to 38
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5

Comparable Variants