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C46400 Brass vs. C14700 Copper

Both C46400 brass and C14700 copper are copper alloys. They have 61% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (1, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C46400 brass and the bottom bar is C14700 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 100
120
Elongation at Break, % 17 to 40
9.1 to 35
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 40
43
Shear Strength, MPa 270 to 310
160 to 190
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 400 to 500
240 to 320
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 160 to 320
85 to 250

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 170
210
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 120
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 900
1080
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 890
1070
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 120
370
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 26
95
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 29
96

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 23
30
Density, g/cm3 8.0
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 47
41
Embodied Water, L/kg 330
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 76 to 140
25 to 65
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 120 to 500
31 to 280
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 20
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 14 to 17
7.3 to 10
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 15 to 17
9.5 to 12
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 38
110
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13 to 16
8.4 to 12

Alloy Composition

Copper (Cu), % 59 to 62
99.395 to 99.798
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.1
0
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.2
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0.0020 to 0.0050
Sulfur (S), % 0
0.2 to 0.5
Tin (Sn), % 0.5 to 1.0
0
Zinc (Zn), % 36.3 to 40.5
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.1

Comparable Variants