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C43000 Brass vs. C14520 Copper

Both C43000 brass and C14520 copper are copper alloys. They have 86% 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 C43000 brass and the bottom bar is C14520 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
120
Elongation at Break, % 3.0 to 55
9.0 to 9.6
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 42
43
Shear Strength, MPa 230 to 410
170 to 190
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 320 to 710
290 to 330
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 130 to 550
230 to 250

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
1050
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 27
85
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 28
85

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 29
33
Density, g/cm3 8.6
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 46
42
Embodied Water, L/kg 330
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 20 to 150
24 to 29
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 82 to 1350
240 to 280
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.1
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 10 to 23
9.0 to 10
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 12 to 20
11 to 12
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 36
94
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11 to 25
10 to 12

Alloy Composition

Copper (Cu), % 84 to 87
99.2 to 99.596
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.050
0
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.1
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0.0040 to 0.020
Tellurium (Te), % 0
0.4 to 0.7
Tin (Sn), % 1.7 to 2.7
0
Zinc (Zn), % 9.7 to 14.3
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0

Comparable Variants