C36200 Brass vs. C17510 Copper
Both C36200 brass and C17510 copper are copper alloys. They have 62% of their average alloy composition in common.
For each property being compared, the top bar is C36200 brass and the bottom bar is C17510 copper.
Metric UnitsUS Customary Units
Mechanical Properties
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 100 | |
120 |
Elongation at Break, % | 20 to 53 | |
5.4 to 37 |
Poisson's Ratio | 0.31 | |
0.34 |
Rockwell B Hardness | 62 to 78 | |
44 to 99 |
Shear Modulus, GPa | 39 | |
44 |
Shear Strength, MPa | 210 to 240 | |
210 to 500 |
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 340 to 420 | |
310 to 860 |
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 130 to 360 | |
120 to 750 |
Thermal Properties
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 170 | |
220 |
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 120 | |
220 |
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 900 | |
1070 |
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 890 | |
1030 |
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 380 | |
390 |
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 120 | |
210 |
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 21 | |
17 |
Electrical Properties
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 26 | |
22 to 54 |
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 28 | |
23 to 54 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Base Metal Price, % relative | 23 | |
49 |
Density, g/cm3 | 8.2 | |
8.9 |
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 2.6 | |
4.2 |
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 45 | |
65 |
Embodied Water, L/kg | 320 | |
310 |
Common Calculations
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 74 to 140 | |
39 to 92 |
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 89 to 630 | |
64 to 2410 |
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 6.9 | |
7.4 |
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 19 | |
18 |
Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 11 to 14 | |
9.7 to 27 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 13 to 15 | |
11 to 23 |
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 37 | |
60 |
Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 11 to 14 | |
11 to 30 |
Alloy Composition
Aluminum (Al), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.2 |
Beryllium (Be), % | 0 | |
0.2 to 0.6 |
Cobalt (Co), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.3 |
Copper (Cu), % | 60 to 63 | |
95.9 to 98.4 |
Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 0.15 | |
0 to 0.1 |
Lead (Pb), % | 3.5 to 4.5 | |
0 |
Nickel (Ni), % | 0 | |
1.4 to 2.2 |
Silicon (Si), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.2 |
Zinc (Zn), % | 32.4 to 36.5 | |
0 |
Residuals, % | 0 | |
0 to 0.5 |