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C33000 Brass vs. C14180 Copper

Both C33000 brass and C14180 copper are copper alloys. They have 67% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 26 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 C33000 brass and the bottom bar is C14180 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
120
Elongation at Break, % 7.0 to 60
15
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 40
43
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 320 to 520
210
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 110 to 450
130

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 180
210
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 130
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 940
1080
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 900
1080
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 120
370
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
17

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 24
31
Density, g/cm3 8.2
9.0
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 35 to 150
28
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 60 to 950
69
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 11 to 18
6.5
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 13 to 18
8.8
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 37
110
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11 to 17
7.4

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.010
Copper (Cu), % 65 to 68
99.9 to 100
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.070
0
Lead (Pb), % 0.25 to 0.7
0 to 0.020
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.075
Zinc (Zn), % 30.8 to 34.8
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.4
0