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C43000 Brass vs. C16200 Copper

Both C43000 brass and C16200 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 (3, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C43000 brass and the bottom bar is C16200 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
120
Elongation at Break, % 3.0 to 55
2.0 to 56
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 42
43
Shear Strength, MPa 230 to 410
190 to 390
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 320 to 710
240 to 550
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 130 to 550
48 to 470

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 190
210
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
370
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1030
1080
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1000
1030
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 120
360
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 27
90
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 28
90

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 29
30
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
10 to 99
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 82 to 1350
10 to 970
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.1
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 10 to 23
7.4 to 17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 12 to 20
9.6 to 17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 36
100
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11 to 25
8.7 to 20

Alloy Composition

Cadmium (Cd), % 0
0.7 to 1.2
Copper (Cu), % 84 to 87
98.6 to 99.3
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.2
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.1
0
Tin (Sn), % 1.7 to 2.7
0
Zinc (Zn), % 9.7 to 14.3
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0

Comparable Variants