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C46400 Brass vs. C96800 Copper

Both C46400 brass and C96800 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 (2, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C46400 brass and the bottom bar is C96800 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 100
120
Elongation at Break, % 17 to 40
3.4
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 40
46
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 400 to 500
1010
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 160 to 320
860

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 170
220
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 120
220
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 900
1120
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 890
1060
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 120
52
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 26
10
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 29
10

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 23
34
Density, g/cm3 8.0
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
3.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 47
52
Embodied Water, L/kg 330
300

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 76 to 140
33
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 120 to 500
3000
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
7.6
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 20
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 14 to 17
32
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 15 to 17
25
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 38
15
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13 to 16
35

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.1
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.020
Copper (Cu), % 59 to 62
87.1 to 90.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.5
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.0050
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0.050 to 0.3
Nickel (Ni), % 0
9.5 to 10.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.0025
Tin (Sn), % 0.5 to 1.0
0
Zinc (Zn), % 36.3 to 40.5
0 to 1.0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5