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C36200 Brass vs. C14520 Copper

Both C36200 brass and C14520 copper are copper alloys. They have 62% 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 C36200 brass and the bottom bar is C14520 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 100
120
Elongation at Break, % 20 to 53
9.0 to 9.6
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 39
43
Shear Strength, MPa 210 to 240
170 to 190
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 340 to 420
290 to 330
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 130 to 360
230 to 250

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
1050
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 120
320
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 26
85
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 28
85

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 23
33
Density, g/cm3 8.2
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 45
42
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 74 to 140
24 to 29
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 89 to 630
240 to 280
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 6.9
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 11 to 14
9.0 to 10
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 13 to 15
11 to 12
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 37
94
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11 to 14
10 to 12

Alloy Composition

Copper (Cu), % 60 to 63
99.2 to 99.596
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.15
0
Lead (Pb), % 3.5 to 4.5
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0.0040 to 0.020
Tellurium (Te), % 0
0.4 to 0.7
Zinc (Zn), % 32.4 to 36.5
0

Comparable Variants