C35600 Brass vs. C82000 Copper
Both C35600 brass and C82000 copper are copper alloys. They have 62% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 25 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 C35600 brass and the bottom bar is C82000 copper.
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Mechanical Properties
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 100 | |
120 |
Poisson's Ratio | 0.31 | |
0.34 |
Rockwell B Hardness | 53 to 91 | |
55 to 95 |
Shear Modulus, GPa | 39 | |
45 |
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 340 to 650 | |
350 to 690 |
Thermal Properties
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 170 | |
220 |
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 120 | |
220 |
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 900 | |
1090 |
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 890 | |
970 |
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 380 | |
390 |
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 120 | |
260 |
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 21 | |
17 |
Electrical Properties
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 26 | |
45 |
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 29 | |
46 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Base Metal Price, % relative | 23 | |
60 |
Density, g/cm3 | 8.1 | |
8.9 |
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 2.6 | |
5.0 |
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 45 | |
77 |
Embodied Water, L/kg | 320 | |
320 |
Common Calculations
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 7.0 | |
7.5 |
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 19 | |
18 |
Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 11 to 22 | |
11 to 22 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 13 to 21 | |
12 to 20 |
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 38 | |
76 |
Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 11 to 22 | |
12 to 24 |
Alloy Composition
Aluminum (Al), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.1 |
Beryllium (Be), % | 0 | |
0.45 to 0.8 |
Chromium (Cr), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.1 |
Cobalt (Co), % | 0 | |
2.2 to 2.7 |
Copper (Cu), % | 60 to 63 | |
95.2 to 97.4 |
Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
0 to 0.1 |
Lead (Pb), % | 2.0 to 3.0 | |
0 to 0.020 |
Nickel (Ni), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.2 |
Silicon (Si), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.15 |
Tin (Sn), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.1 |
Zinc (Zn), % | 33.4 to 38 | |
0 to 0.1 |
Residuals, % | 0 | |
0 to 0.5 |