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C36200 Brass vs. C10800 Copper

Both C36200 brass and C10800 copper are copper alloys. They have 62% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C36200 brass and the bottom bar is C10800 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 100
120
Elongation at Break, % 20 to 53
4.0 to 50
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.34
Rockwell B Hardness 62 to 78
10 to 60
Shear Modulus, GPa 39
43
Shear Strength, MPa 210 to 240
150 to 200
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 340 to 420
220 to 380
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 130 to 360
75 to 370

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 170
210
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 120
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 900
1080
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 890
1080
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 120
350
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 26
92
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 28
92

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 23
31
Density, g/cm3 8.2
9.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 45
41
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 74 to 140
15 to 88
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 89 to 630
24 to 600
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 6.9
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 11 to 14
6.8 to 12
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 13 to 15
9.1 to 13
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 37
100
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11 to 14
7.8 to 13

Alloy Composition

Copper (Cu), % 60 to 63
99.95 to 99.995
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.15
0
Lead (Pb), % 3.5 to 4.5
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0.0050 to 0.012
Zinc (Zn), % 32.4 to 36.5
0

Comparable Variants