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C43000 Brass vs. C19200 Copper

Both C43000 brass and C19200 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 C19200 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 35
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.34
Rockwell B Hardness 30 to 100
38 to 76
Shear Modulus, GPa 42
44
Shear Strength, MPa 230 to 410
190 to 300
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 320 to 710
280 to 530
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 130 to 550
98 to 510

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 190
210
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1030
1080
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1000
1080
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 120
240
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 27
58 to 74
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 28
58 to 75

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 29
30
Density, g/cm3 8.6
8.9
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 98
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 82 to 1350
42 to 1120
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.1
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 10 to 23
8.8 to 17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 12 to 20
11 to 16
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 36
69
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11 to 25
10 to 19

Alloy Composition

Copper (Cu), % 84 to 87
98.5 to 99.19
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.050
0.8 to 1.2
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.030
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0.010 to 0.040
Tin (Sn), % 1.7 to 2.7
0
Zinc (Zn), % 9.7 to 14.3
0 to 0.2
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.2

Comparable Variants