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C38000 Brass vs. C17465 Copper

Both C38000 brass and C17465 copper are copper alloys. They have 58% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 27 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C38000 brass and the bottom bar is C17465 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 100
120
Elongation at Break, % 17
5.3 to 36
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 39
44
Shear Strength, MPa 230
210 to 540
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 380
310 to 930
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 120
120 to 830

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 170
210
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 110
210
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 800
1080
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 760
1030
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 110
220
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
17

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 22
45
Density, g/cm3 8.0
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
4.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 46
64
Embodied Water, L/kg 330
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 50
47 to 90
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 74
64 to 2920
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.1
7.3
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 13
9.7 to 29
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 14
11 to 24
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 37
64
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13
11 to 33

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.2
Beryllium (Be), % 0
0.15 to 0.5
Copper (Cu), % 55 to 60
95.7 to 98.7
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.35
0 to 0.2
Lead (Pb), % 1.5 to 2.5
0.2 to 0.6
Nickel (Ni), % 0
1.0 to 1.4
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.2
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 0.25
Zinc (Zn), % 35.9 to 43.5
0
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
0 to 0.5
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5