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C43000 Brass vs. C15900 Copper

Both C43000 brass and C15900 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 (1, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C43000 brass and the bottom bar is C15900 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
110
Elongation at Break, % 3.0 to 55
6.5
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.34
Rockwell B Hardness 30 to 100
95
Shear Modulus, GPa 42
43
Shear Strength, MPa 230 to 410
420
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 320 to 710
720
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 130 to 550
240

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
280
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 27
48
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 28
49

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 29
30
Density, g/cm3 8.6
8.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 46
45
Embodied Water, L/kg 330
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 20 to 150
37
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 82 to 1350
260
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.1
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 10 to 23
23
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 12 to 20
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 36
80
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11 to 25
26

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0.76 to 0.84
Carbon (C), % 0
0.27 to 0.33
Copper (Cu), % 84 to 87
97.5 to 97.9
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.040
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.1
0
Oxygen (O), % 0
0.4 to 0.54
Tin (Sn), % 1.7 to 2.7
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.66 to 0.74
Zinc (Zn), % 9.7 to 14.3
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0