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C46400 Brass vs. C19800 Copper

Both C46400 brass and C19800 copper are copper alloys. They have 62% 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 C19800 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 100
110
Elongation at Break, % 17 to 40
9.0 to 12
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 40
43
Shear Strength, MPa 270 to 310
260 to 330
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 400 to 500
430 to 550
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 160 to 320
420 to 550

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 170
210
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 120
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 900
1070
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 890
1050
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 120
260
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 26
61
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 29
62

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 23
30
Density, g/cm3 8.0
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 47
43
Embodied Water, L/kg 330
320

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 76 to 140
49 to 52
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 120 to 500
770 to 1320
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 20
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 14 to 17
14 to 17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 15 to 17
14 to 17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 38
75
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13 to 16
15 to 20

Alloy Composition

Copper (Cu), % 59 to 62
95.7 to 99.47
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.1
0.020 to 0.5
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.2
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0.1 to 1.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0.010 to 0.1
Tin (Sn), % 0.5 to 1.0
0.1 to 1.0
Zinc (Zn), % 36.3 to 40.5
0.3 to 1.5
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.2

Comparable Variants