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C46400 Brass vs. C17510 Copper

Both C46400 brass and C17510 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 C17510 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 100
120
Elongation at Break, % 17 to 40
5.4 to 37
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 40
44
Shear Strength, MPa 270 to 310
210 to 500
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 400 to 500
310 to 860
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 160 to 320
120 to 750

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 170
220
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 120
220
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 900
1070
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 890
1030
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 120
210
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 26
22 to 54
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 29
23 to 54

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 23
49
Density, g/cm3 8.0
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
4.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 47
65
Embodied Water, L/kg 330
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 76 to 140
39 to 92
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 120 to 500
64 to 2410
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
7.4
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 20
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 14 to 17
9.7 to 27
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 15 to 17
11 to 23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 38
60
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13 to 16
11 to 30

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.2
Beryllium (Be), % 0
0.2 to 0.6
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 0.3
Copper (Cu), % 59 to 62
95.9 to 98.4
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.1
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.2
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
1.4 to 2.2
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.2
Tin (Sn), % 0.5 to 1.0
0
Zinc (Zn), % 36.3 to 40.5
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5