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C46500 Brass vs. C55284 Copper

Both C46500 brass and C55284 copper are copper alloys. They have 61% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 18 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (14, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C46500 brass and the bottom bar is C55284 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 100
100
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 40
38
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 380 to 610
180

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 170
180
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 120
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 900
800
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 890
640
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
380
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
17

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 8.0
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
16
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 47
260

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
6.5
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 20
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 13 to 21
5.6
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 15 to 20
8.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13 to 20
7.4

Alloy Composition

Arsenic (As), % 0.020 to 0.060
0
Copper (Cu), % 59 to 62
79.2 to 80.7
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.1
0
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.2
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
4.8 to 5.2
Silver (Ag), % 0
14.5 to 15.5
Tin (Sn), % 0.5 to 1.0
0
Zinc (Zn), % 36.2 to 40.5
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15