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C27200 Brass vs. C82400 Copper

Both C27200 brass and C82400 copper are copper alloys. They have 64% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 27 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 C82400 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
120
Elongation at Break, % 10 to 50
1.0 to 20
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 40
45
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 370 to 590
500 to 1030
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 150 to 410
260 to 970

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 170
230
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 130
270
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 920
1000
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 870
900
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 120
130
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 28
25
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 31
26

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 8.1
8.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
8.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 45
140
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 30 to 270
10 to 83
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 110 to 810
270 to 3870
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
7.6
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 13 to 20
16 to 33
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 14 to 19
16 to 26
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 37
39
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12 to 20
17 to 36

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.15
Beryllium (Be), % 0
1.6 to 1.9
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0 to 0.1
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0.2 to 0.65
Copper (Cu), % 62 to 65
96 to 98.2
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.070
0 to 0.2
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.070
0 to 0.020
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.2
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.1
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.12
Zinc (Zn), % 34.6 to 38
0 to 0.1
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5