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C33000 Brass vs. C99500 Copper

Both C33000 brass and C99500 copper are copper alloys. They have 68% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 26 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C33000 brass and the bottom bar is C99500 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
120
Elongation at Break, % 7.0 to 60
13
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 40
45
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 320 to 520
540
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 110 to 450
310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 180
240
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 130
210
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 940
1090
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 900
1040
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
400
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 26
10
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 29
10

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 24
30
Density, g/cm3 8.2
8.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
3.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 45
47
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
300

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 35 to 150
63
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 60 to 950
410
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
7.7
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 11 to 18
17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 13 to 18
17
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11 to 17
19

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0.5 to 2.0
Copper (Cu), % 65 to 68
82.5 to 92
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.070
3.0 to 5.0
Lead (Pb), % 0.25 to 0.7
0 to 0.25
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
3.5 to 5.5
Silicon (Si), % 0
0.5 to 2.0
Zinc (Zn), % 30.8 to 34.8
0.5 to 2.0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.3