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C42200 Brass vs. C82400 Copper

Both C42200 brass and C82400 copper are copper alloys. They have 88% 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 C42200 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 46
1.0 to 20
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 42
45
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 300 to 610
500 to 1030
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 100 to 570
260 to 970

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 200
230
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
270
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1040
1000
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1020
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 31
25
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 32
26

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 8.6
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 12 to 110
10 to 83
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 49 to 1460
270 to 3870
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
7.6
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 9.5 to 19
16 to 33
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 11 to 18
16 to 26
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 39
39
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 10 to 21
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), % 86 to 89
96 to 98.2
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.2
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.020
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.35
0
Tin (Sn), % 0.8 to 1.4
0 to 0.1
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.12
Zinc (Zn), % 8.7 to 13.2
0 to 0.1
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5