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C43000 Brass vs. C14180 Copper

Both C43000 brass and C14180 copper are copper alloys. They have 86% 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 C43000 brass and the bottom bar is C14180 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
120
Elongation at Break, % 3.0 to 55
15
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 42
43
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 320 to 710
210
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 130 to 550
130

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
1080
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 120
370
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
17

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
28
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 82 to 1350
69
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.1
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 10 to 23
6.5
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 12 to 20
8.8
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 36
110
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11 to 25
7.4

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.010
Copper (Cu), % 84 to 87
99.9 to 100
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.050
0
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.020
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.075
Tin (Sn), % 1.7 to 2.7
0
Zinc (Zn), % 9.7 to 14.3
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0