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C43000 Brass vs. C17465 Copper

Both C43000 brass and C17465 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 C17465 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
120
Elongation at Break, % 3.0 to 55
5.3 to 36
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.34
Rockwell B Hardness 30 to 100
44 to 110
Shear Modulus, GPa 42
44
Shear Strength, MPa 230 to 410
210 to 540
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 320 to 710
310 to 930
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 130 to 550
120 to 830

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 190
210
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
210
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
220
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 27
22 to 51
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 28
23 to 52

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 29
45
Density, g/cm3 8.6
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
4.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 46
64
Embodied Water, L/kg 330
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 20 to 150
47 to 90
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 82 to 1350
64 to 2920
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.1
7.3
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 10 to 23
9.7 to 29
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 12 to 20
11 to 24
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 36
64
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11 to 25
11 to 33

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.2
Beryllium (Be), % 0
0.15 to 0.5
Copper (Cu), % 84 to 87
95.7 to 98.7
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.2
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.1
0.2 to 0.6
Nickel (Ni), % 0
1.0 to 1.4
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.2
Tin (Sn), % 1.7 to 2.7
0 to 0.25
Zinc (Zn), % 9.7 to 14.3
0
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
0 to 0.5
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5