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C36200 Brass vs. C15000 Copper

Both C36200 brass and C15000 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 C15000 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 100
120
Elongation at Break, % 20 to 53
13 to 54
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 39
43
Shear Strength, MPa 210 to 240
150 to 280
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 340 to 420
200 to 460
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 130 to 360
45 to 460

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
980
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 120
370
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 26
93
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 28
93

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 23
31
Density, g/cm3 8.2
9.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 45
43
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 74 to 140
19 to 250
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 89 to 630
8.7 to 910
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 6.9
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 11 to 14
6.2 to 14
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 13 to 15
8.5 to 15
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 37
110
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11 to 14
7.3 to 17

Alloy Composition

Copper (Cu), % 60 to 63
99.8 to 99.9
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.15
0
Lead (Pb), % 3.5 to 4.5
0
Zinc (Zn), % 32.4 to 36.5
0
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
0.1 to 0.2