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C36200 Brass vs. C19000 Copper

Both C36200 brass and C19000 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 C19000 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 100
120
Elongation at Break, % 20 to 53
2.5 to 50
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.34
Rockwell B Hardness 62 to 78
45 to 94
Shear Modulus, GPa 39
43
Shear Strength, MPa 210 to 240
170 to 390
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 340 to 420
260 to 760
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 130 to 360
140 to 630

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
1040
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 120
250
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 26
60
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 28
61

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 23
31
Density, g/cm3 8.2
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 45
42
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 74 to 140
18 to 110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 89 to 630
89 to 1730
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 6.9
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 11 to 14
8.2 to 24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 13 to 15
10 to 21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 37
73
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11 to 14
9.3 to 27

Alloy Composition

Copper (Cu), % 60 to 63
96.9 to 99
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.1
Lead (Pb), % 3.5 to 4.5
0 to 0.050
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0.9 to 1.3
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0.15 to 0.35
Zinc (Zn), % 32.4 to 36.5
0 to 0.8
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5