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C46400 Brass vs. C19010 Copper

Both C46400 brass and C19010 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 C19010 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 100
120
Elongation at Break, % 17 to 40
2.4 to 22
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 40
43
Shear Strength, MPa 270 to 310
210 to 360
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 400 to 500
330 to 640
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 160 to 320
260 to 620

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 170
210
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 120
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 900
1060
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 890
1010
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 120
260
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 26
48 to 63
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 29
48 to 63

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 23
31
Density, g/cm3 8.0
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 47
42
Embodied Water, L/kg 330
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 76 to 140
7.3 to 140
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 120 to 500
290 to 1680
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
7.3
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 20
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 14 to 17
10 to 20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 15 to 17
12 to 18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 38
75
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13 to 16
12 to 23

Alloy Composition

Copper (Cu), % 59 to 62
97.3 to 99.04
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.1
0
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.2
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0.8 to 1.8
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0.010 to 0.050
Silicon (Si), % 0
0.15 to 0.35
Tin (Sn), % 0.5 to 1.0
0
Zinc (Zn), % 36.3 to 40.5
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5

Comparable Variants