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C43000 Brass vs. C17500 Copper

Both C43000 brass and C17500 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 (2, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C43000 brass and the bottom bar is C17500 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
120
Elongation at Break, % 3.0 to 55
6.0 to 30
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.34
Rockwell B Hardness 30 to 100
38 to 99
Shear Modulus, GPa 42
45
Shear Strength, MPa 230 to 410
200 to 520
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 320 to 710
310 to 860
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 130 to 550
170 to 760

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 190
220
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
220
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1030
1060
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1000
1020
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 120
200
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 27
24 to 53
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 28
24 to 54

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 29
60
Density, g/cm3 8.6
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
4.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 46
73
Embodied Water, L/kg 330
320

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 20 to 150
30 to 120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 82 to 1350
120 to 2390
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.1
7.5
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 10 to 23
9.7 to 27
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 12 to 20
11 to 23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 36
59
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11 to 25
11 to 29

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.2
Beryllium (Be), % 0
0.4 to 0.7
Cobalt (Co), % 0
2.4 to 2.7
Copper (Cu), % 84 to 87
95.6 to 97.2
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.1
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.1
0
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.2
Tin (Sn), % 1.7 to 2.7
0
Zinc (Zn), % 9.7 to 14.3
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5