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C44400 Brass vs. C55180 Copper

Both C44400 brass and C55180 copper are copper alloys. They have 72% 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 C44400 brass and the bottom bar is C55180 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
110
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 41
41
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 350
200
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 120
100

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 180
200
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 140
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 940
920
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 900
710
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
400
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 110
200
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
17

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 26
29
Density, g/cm3 8.3
8.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
2.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 46
39
Embodied Water, L/kg 330
290

Common Calculations

Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 65
48
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
7.1
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 12
6.4
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 13
8.8
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 35
56
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12
7.9

Alloy Composition

Antimony (Sb), % 0.020 to 0.1
0
Copper (Cu), % 70 to 73
94.7 to 95.2
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.060
0
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.070
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
4.8 to 5.2
Tin (Sn), % 0.9 to 1.2
0
Zinc (Zn), % 25.2 to 29.1
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15