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C43000 Brass vs. C19010 Copper

Both C43000 brass and C19010 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 (2, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C43000 brass and the bottom bar is C19010 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
120
Elongation at Break, % 3.0 to 55
2.4 to 22
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 42
43
Shear Strength, MPa 230 to 410
210 to 360
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 320 to 710
330 to 640
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 130 to 550
260 to 620

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 190
210
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1030
1060
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1000
1010
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 120
260
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 27
48 to 63
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 28
48 to 63

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 29
31
Density, g/cm3 8.6
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 46
42
Embodied Water, L/kg 330
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 20 to 150
7.3 to 140
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 82 to 1350
290 to 1680
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.1
7.3
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 10 to 23
10 to 20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 12 to 20
12 to 18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 36
75
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11 to 25
12 to 23

Alloy Composition

Copper (Cu), % 84 to 87
97.3 to 99.04
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.050
0
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.1
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0.8 to 1.8
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0.010 to 0.050
Silicon (Si), % 0
0.15 to 0.35
Tin (Sn), % 1.7 to 2.7
0
Zinc (Zn), % 9.7 to 14.3
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5

Comparable Variants