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C46200 Brass vs. C99500 Copper

Both C46200 brass and C99500 copper are copper alloys. They have 65% 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 C46200 brass and the bottom bar is C99500 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 100
120
Elongation at Break, % 17 to 34
13
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 40
45
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 370 to 480
540
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 120 to 290
310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 170
240
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 120
210
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 840
1090
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 800
1040
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
400
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
17

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 24
30
Density, g/cm3 8.1
8.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
3.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 46
47
Embodied Water, L/kg 330
300

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 69 to 100
63
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 72 to 400
410
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
7.7
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 13 to 16
17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 14 to 17
17
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12 to 16
19

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0.5 to 2.0
Copper (Cu), % 62 to 65
82.5 to 92
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.1
3.0 to 5.0
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.25
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
3.5 to 5.5
Silicon (Si), % 0
0.5 to 2.0
Tin (Sn), % 0.5 to 1.0
0
Zinc (Zn), % 33.3 to 37.5
0.5 to 2.0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.3