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C41300 Brass vs. C82400 Copper

Both C41300 brass and C82400 copper are copper alloys. They have a moderately high 91% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 27 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C41300 brass and the bottom bar is C82400 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
120
Elongation at Break, % 2.0 to 44
1.0 to 20
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 42
45
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 300 to 630
500 to 1030
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 120 to 570
260 to 970

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 200
230
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 180
270
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1040
1000
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1010
900
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 130
130
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 30
25
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 31
26

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 8.7
8.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
8.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 44
140
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 11 to 110
10 to 83
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 69 to 1440
270 to 3870
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
7.6
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 9.6 to 20
16 to 33
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 11 to 19
16 to 26
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 40
39
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11 to 22
17 to 36

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.15
Beryllium (Be), % 0
1.6 to 1.9
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0 to 0.1
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0.2 to 0.65
Copper (Cu), % 89 to 93
96 to 98.2
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.2
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.020
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.2
Tin (Sn), % 0.7 to 1.3
0 to 0.1
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.12
Zinc (Zn), % 5.1 to 10.3
0 to 0.1
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5