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C44300 Brass vs. C96700 Copper

Both C44300 brass and C96700 copper are copper alloys. They have 66% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C44300 brass and the bottom bar is C96700 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
140
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 41
53
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 350
1210
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 120
550

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 180
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 140
310
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 940
1170
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 900
1110
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
400
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 110
30
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
15

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 26
90
Density, g/cm3 8.3
8.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
9.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 46
140
Embodied Water, L/kg 330
280

Common Calculations

Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 65
1080
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
8.9
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 12
38
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 13
29
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 35
8.5
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12
40

Alloy Composition

Arsenic (As), % 0.020 to 0.060
0
Beryllium (Be), % 0
1.1 to 1.2
Copper (Cu), % 70 to 73
62.4 to 68.8
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.060
0.4 to 1.0
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.070
0 to 0.010
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0.4 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
29 to 33
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.15
Tin (Sn), % 0.9 to 1.2
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.15 to 0.35
Zinc (Zn), % 25.2 to 29.1
0
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
0.15 to 0.35
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5