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C43000 Brass vs. C12200 Copper

Both C43000 brass and C12200 copper are copper alloys. They have 86% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 30 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 C43000 brass and the bottom bar is C12200 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
120
Elongation at Break, % 3.0 to 55
3.2 to 50
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.34
Rockwell Superficial 30T Hardness 57 to 86
27 to 70
Shear Modulus, GPa 42
43
Shear Strength, MPa 230 to 410
150 to 240
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 320 to 710
220 to 410
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 130 to 550
69 to 400

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 190
210
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1030
1080
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1000
1030
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 120
340
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 27
85
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 28
85

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 29
31
Density, g/cm3 8.6
9.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 46
41
Embodied Water, L/kg 330
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 20 to 150
11 to 91
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 82 to 1350
21 to 690
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.1
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 10 to 23
6.9 to 13
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 12 to 20
9.1 to 14
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 36
98
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11 to 25
7.9 to 15

Alloy Composition

Copper (Cu), % 84 to 87
99.9 to 99.985
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.050
0
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.1
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0.015 to 0.040
Tin (Sn), % 1.7 to 2.7
0
Zinc (Zn), % 9.7 to 14.3
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0

Comparable Variants