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C32000 Brass vs. C15500 Copper

Both C32000 brass and C15500 copper are copper alloys. They have 85% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (1, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C32000 brass and the bottom bar is C15500 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
120
Elongation at Break, % 6.8 to 29
3.0 to 37
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 41
43
Shear Strength, MPa 180 to 280
190 to 320
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 270 to 470
280 to 550
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 78 to 390
130 to 530

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 190
210
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1020
1080
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 990
1080
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 160
350
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 19
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 36
90
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 37
91

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 28
33
Density, g/cm3 8.7
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 42
42
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
360

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 30 to 59
15 to 84
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 28 to 680
72 to 1210
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.1
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 8.8 to 15
8.6 to 17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 11 to 16
11 to 17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 47
100
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 9.5 to 16
9.8 to 20

Alloy Composition

Copper (Cu), % 83.5 to 86.5
99.75 to 99.853
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.1
0
Lead (Pb), % 1.5 to 2.2
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0.080 to 0.13
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.25
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0.040 to 0.080
Silver (Ag), % 0
0.027 to 0.1
Zinc (Zn), % 10.6 to 15
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.2

Comparable Variants