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C43000 Brass vs. C16500 Copper

Both C43000 brass and C16500 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 C16500 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
110
Elongation at Break, % 3.0 to 55
1.5 to 53
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.34
Rockwell Superficial 30T Hardness 57 to 86
67 to 73
Shear Modulus, GPa 42
43
Shear Strength, MPa 230 to 410
200 to 310
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 320 to 710
280 to 530
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 130 to 550
97 to 520

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 190
210
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
340
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1030
1070
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1000
1010
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 120
250
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 27
60
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 28
61

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 29
31
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
320

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 20 to 150
7.8 to 110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 82 to 1350
41 to 1160
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.1
7.1
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 10 to 23
8.6 to 17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 12 to 20
11 to 16
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 36
74
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11 to 25
9.8 to 19

Alloy Composition

Cadmium (Cd), % 0
0.6 to 1.0
Copper (Cu), % 84 to 87
97.8 to 98.9
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.020
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.1
0
Tin (Sn), % 1.7 to 2.7
0.5 to 0.7
Zinc (Zn), % 9.7 to 14.3
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5

Comparable Variants