C47940 Brass vs. C14520 Copper
Both C47940 brass and C14520 copper are copper alloys. They have 65% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 27 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 C47940 brass and the bottom bar is C14520 copper.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 100 | |
| 120 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 14 to 34 | |
| 9.0 to 9.6 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.31 | |
| 0.34 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 40 | |
| 43 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 250 to 310 | |
| 170 to 190 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 380 to 520 | |
| 290 to 330 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 160 to 390 | |
| 230 to 250 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 170 | |
| 210 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 130 | |
| 200 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 850 | |
| 1080 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 800 | |
| 1050 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 380 | |
| 390 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 110 | |
| 320 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 20 | |
| 17 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 25 | |
| 33 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.2 | |
| 8.9 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 2.8 | |
| 2.6 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 47 | |
| 42 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 330 | |
| 310 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 68 to 100 | |
| 24 to 29 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 120 to 740 | |
| 240 to 280 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 7.1 | |
| 7.2 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 19 | |
| 18 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 13 to 17 | |
| 9.0 to 10 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 14 to 17 | |
| 11 to 12 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 36 | |
| 94 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 13 to 17 | |
| 10 to 12 |
Alloy Composition
| Copper (Cu), % | 63 to 66 | |
| 99.2 to 99.596 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0.1 to 1.0 | |
| 0 |
| Lead (Pb), % | 1.0 to 2.0 | |
| 0 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0.1 to 0.5 | |
| 0 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 | |
| 0.0040 to 0.020 |
| Tellurium (Te), % | 0 | |
| 0.4 to 0.7 |
| Tin (Sn), % | 1.2 to 2.0 | |
| 0 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 28.1 to 34.6 | |
| 0 |
| Residuals, % | 0 to 0.4 | |
| 0 |