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C46400 Brass vs. C19500 Copper

Both C46400 brass and C19500 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 (3, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C46400 brass and the bottom bar is C19500 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 100
120
Elongation at Break, % 17 to 40
2.3 to 38
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 40
44
Shear Strength, MPa 270 to 310
260 to 360
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 400 to 500
380 to 640
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 160 to 320
120 to 600

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 170
210
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 120
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 900
1090
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 890
1090
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 120
200
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 26
50 to 56
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 29
50 to 57

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
14 to 110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 120 to 500
59 to 1530
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
7.3
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 20
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 14 to 17
12 to 20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 15 to 17
13 to 18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 38
58
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13 to 16
13 to 23

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.020
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0.3 to 1.3
Copper (Cu), % 59 to 62
94.9 to 98.6
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.1
1.0 to 2.0
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.020
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0.010 to 0.35
Tin (Sn), % 0.5 to 1.0
0.1 to 1.0
Zinc (Zn), % 36.3 to 40.5
0 to 0.2
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.2

Comparable Variants