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C33200 Brass vs. C70260 Copper

Both C33200 brass and C70260 copper are copper alloys. They have 67% 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 C33200 brass and the bottom bar is C70260 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 100
120
Elongation at Break, % 7.0 to 60
9.5 to 19
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 40
44
Shear Strength, MPa 240 to 300
320 to 450
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 320 to 520
520 to 760
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 110 to 450
410 to 650

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 170
220
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 130
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 930
1060
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 900
1040
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 120
160
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 26
40 to 50
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 28
40 to 51

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 24
31
Density, g/cm3 8.2
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 44
43
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 35 to 150
46 to 140
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 60 to 960
710 to 1810
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.1
7.3
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 11 to 17
16 to 24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 13 to 17
16 to 21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 37
45
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11 to 17
18 to 27

Alloy Composition

Copper (Cu), % 65 to 68
95.8 to 98.8
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.070
0
Lead (Pb), % 1.5 to 2.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
1.0 to 3.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.010
Silicon (Si), % 0
0.2 to 0.7
Zinc (Zn), % 29 to 33.5
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5