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C44400 Brass vs. C12000 Copper

Both C44400 brass and C12000 copper are copper alloys. They have 72% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 26 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 C44400 brass and the bottom bar is C12000 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
120
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 41
43
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 350
230 to 410
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 120
77 to 400

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 180
210
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 140
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 940
1080
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 900
1080
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 110
390
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 25
98
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 27
98

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 26
31
Density, g/cm3 8.3
9.0
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: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 65
25 to 690
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 12
7.2 to 13
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 13
9.4 to 14
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 35
110
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12
8.2 to 15

Alloy Composition

Antimony (Sb), % 0.020 to 0.1
0
Copper (Cu), % 70 to 73
99.9 to 99.996
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.060
0
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.070
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0.0040 to 0.012
Tin (Sn), % 0.9 to 1.2
0
Zinc (Zn), % 25.2 to 29.1
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.4
0