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C46400 Brass vs. C82200 Copper

Both C46400 brass and C82200 copper are copper alloys. They have 61% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 28 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 C82200 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 100
120
Elongation at Break, % 17 to 40
8.0 to 20
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 40
44
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 400 to 500
390 to 660
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 160 to 320
210 to 520

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 170
220
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 120
230
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 900
1080
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 890
1040
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 120
180
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 26
45
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 29
46

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 23
55
Density, g/cm3 8.0
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
4.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 47
74
Embodied Water, L/kg 330
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 76 to 140
49 to 66
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 120 to 500
180 to 1130
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
7.4
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 19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 38
53
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13 to 16
14 to 23

Alloy Composition

Beryllium (Be), % 0
0.35 to 0.8
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 0.3
Copper (Cu), % 59 to 62
97.4 to 98.7
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.1
0
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.2
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
1.0 to 2.0
Tin (Sn), % 0.5 to 1.0
0
Zinc (Zn), % 36.3 to 40.5
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5