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C44400 Brass vs. C15500 Copper

Both C44400 brass and C15500 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 (4, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C44400 brass and the bottom bar is C15500 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
280 to 550
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 120
130 to 530

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
350
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 25
90
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 27
91

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 26
33
Density, g/cm3 8.3
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 46
42
Embodied Water, L/kg 330
360

Common Calculations

Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 65
72 to 1210
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 12
8.6 to 17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 13
11 to 17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 35
100
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12
9.8 to 20

Alloy Composition

Antimony (Sb), % 0.020 to 0.1
0
Copper (Cu), % 70 to 73
99.75 to 99.853
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.060
0
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.070
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0.080 to 0.13
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0.040 to 0.080
Silver (Ag), % 0
0.027 to 0.1
Tin (Sn), % 0.9 to 1.2
0
Zinc (Zn), % 25.2 to 29.1
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.2