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C46400 Brass vs. C19700 Copper

Both C46400 brass and C19700 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 C19700 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 100
120
Elongation at Break, % 17 to 40
2.4 to 13
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 40
43
Shear Strength, MPa 270 to 310
240 to 300
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 400 to 500
400 to 530
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 160 to 320
330 to 520

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
1040
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 120
250
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 26
86 to 88
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 29
87 to 89

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
12 to 49
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 120 to 500
460 to 1160
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 20
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 14 to 17
12 to 16
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 15 to 17
14 to 16
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 38
73
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13 to 16
14 to 19

Alloy Composition

Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 0.050
Copper (Cu), % 59 to 62
97.4 to 99.59
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.1
0.3 to 1.2
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.050
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0.010 to 0.2
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 0.050
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.050
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0.1 to 0.4
Tin (Sn), % 0.5 to 1.0
0 to 0.2
Zinc (Zn), % 36.3 to 40.5
0 to 0.2
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.2

Comparable Variants