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C41500 Brass vs. C81500 Copper

Both C41500 brass and C81500 copper are copper alloys. They have a moderately high 91% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 28 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 C41500 brass and the bottom bar is C81500 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
120
Elongation at Break, % 2.0 to 42
17
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 42
44
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 340 to 560
350
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 190 to 550
280

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 200
210
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 180
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1030
1090
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1010
1080
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 120
320
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 28
82
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 29
83

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 30
31
Density, g/cm3 8.7
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 45
41
Embodied Water, L/kg 330
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 11 to 120
56
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 160 to 1340
330
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.1
7.3
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 11 to 18
11
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 12 to 17
12
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 37
91
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12 to 20
12

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0.4 to 1.5
Copper (Cu), % 89 to 93
97.4 to 99.6
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.1
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.15
Tin (Sn), % 1.5 to 2.2
0 to 0.1
Zinc (Zn), % 4.2 to 9.5
0 to 0.1
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5