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C43000 Brass vs. C19800 Copper

Both C43000 brass and C19800 copper are copper alloys. They have 87% 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 C19800 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
110
Elongation at Break, % 3.0 to 55
9.0 to 12
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 42
43
Shear Strength, MPa 230 to 410
260 to 330
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 320 to 710
430 to 550
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 130 to 550
420 to 550

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 190
210
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1030
1070
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1000
1050
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 120
260
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 27
61
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 28
62

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 29
30
Density, g/cm3 8.6
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 46
43
Embodied Water, L/kg 330
320

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 20 to 150
49 to 52
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 82 to 1350
770 to 1320
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.1
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 10 to 23
14 to 17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 12 to 20
14 to 17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 36
75
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11 to 25
15 to 20

Alloy Composition

Copper (Cu), % 84 to 87
95.7 to 99.47
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.050
0.020 to 0.5
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.1
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0.1 to 1.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0.010 to 0.1
Tin (Sn), % 1.7 to 2.7
0.1 to 1.0
Zinc (Zn), % 9.7 to 14.3
0.3 to 1.5
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.2

Comparable Variants