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C41300 Brass vs. C96700 Copper

Both C41300 brass and C96700 copper are copper alloys. They have 66% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 26 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C41300 brass and the bottom bar is C96700 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
140
Elongation at Break, % 2.0 to 44
10
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 42
53
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 300 to 630
1210
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 120 to 570
550

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 200
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 180
310
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1040
1170
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1010
1110
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
400
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 130
30
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
15

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 29
90
Density, g/cm3 8.7
8.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
9.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 44
140
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
280

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 11 to 110
99
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 69 to 1440
1080
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
8.9
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 9.6 to 20
38
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 11 to 19
29
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 40
8.5
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11 to 22
40

Alloy Composition

Beryllium (Be), % 0
1.1 to 1.2
Copper (Cu), % 89 to 93
62.4 to 68.8
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.050
0.4 to 1.0
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.010
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0.4 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
29 to 33
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.15
Tin (Sn), % 0.7 to 1.3
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.15 to 0.35
Zinc (Zn), % 5.1 to 10.3
0
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
0.15 to 0.35
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5