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C36200 Brass vs. C55180 Copper

Both C36200 brass and C55180 copper are copper alloys. They have 62% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 26 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C36200 brass and the bottom bar is C55180 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 100
110
Elongation at Break, % 20 to 53
20
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 39
41
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 340 to 420
200
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 130 to 360
100

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 170
200
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 120
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 900
920
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 890
710
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
400
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 120
200
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
17

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 23
29
Density, g/cm3 8.2
8.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
2.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 45
39
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
290

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 74 to 140
34
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 89 to 630
48
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 6.9
7.1
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 11 to 14
6.4
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 13 to 15
8.8
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 37
56
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11 to 14
7.9

Alloy Composition

Copper (Cu), % 60 to 63
94.7 to 95.2
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.15
0
Lead (Pb), % 3.5 to 4.5
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
4.8 to 5.2
Zinc (Zn), % 32.4 to 36.5
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15