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C46400 Brass vs. C16500 Copper

Both C46400 brass and C16500 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 (2, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C46400 brass and the bottom bar is C16500 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 100
110
Elongation at Break, % 17 to 40
1.5 to 53
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 40
43
Shear Strength, MPa 270 to 310
200 to 310
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 400 to 500
280 to 530
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 160 to 320
97 to 520

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 170
210
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 120
340
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 900
1070
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 890
1010
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 120
250
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 26
60
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 29
61

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 23
31
Density, g/cm3 8.0
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 47
42
Embodied Water, L/kg 330
320

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 76 to 140
7.8 to 110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 120 to 500
41 to 1160
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
7.1
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 20
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 14 to 17
8.6 to 17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 15 to 17
11 to 16
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 38
74
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13 to 16
9.8 to 19

Alloy Composition

Cadmium (Cd), % 0
0.6 to 1.0
Copper (Cu), % 59 to 62
97.8 to 98.9
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.020
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.2
0
Tin (Sn), % 0.5 to 1.0
0.5 to 0.7
Zinc (Zn), % 36.3 to 40.5
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5

Comparable Variants