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C42200 Brass vs. C82000 Copper

Both C42200 brass and C82000 copper are copper alloys. They have 88% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C42200 brass and the bottom bar is C82000 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
120
Elongation at Break, % 2.0 to 46
8.0 to 20
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.34
Rockwell B Hardness 56 to 87
55 to 95
Shear Modulus, GPa 42
45
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 300 to 610
350 to 690
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 100 to 570
140 to 520

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 200
220
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
220
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1040
1090
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1020
970
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 130
260
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 31
45
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 32
46

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 29
60
Density, g/cm3 8.6
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
5.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 44
77
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
320

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 12 to 110
51 to 55
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 49 to 1460
80 to 1120
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
7.5
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 9.5 to 19
11 to 22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 11 to 18
12 to 20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 39
76
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 10 to 21
12 to 24

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.1
Beryllium (Be), % 0
0.45 to 0.8
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0 to 0.1
Cobalt (Co), % 0
2.2 to 2.7
Copper (Cu), % 86 to 89
95.2 to 97.4
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.1
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.020
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.35
0
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.15
Tin (Sn), % 0.8 to 1.4
0 to 0.1
Zinc (Zn), % 8.7 to 13.2
0 to 0.1
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5