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C48600 Brass vs. C17500 Copper

Both C48600 brass and C17500 copper are copper alloys. They have 61% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 30 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 C48600 brass and the bottom bar is C17500 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 100
120
Elongation at Break, % 20 to 25
6.0 to 30
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.34
Rockwell B Hardness 55 to 58
38 to 99
Shear Modulus, GPa 39
45
Shear Strength, MPa 180 to 230
200 to 520
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 280 to 360
310 to 860
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 110 to 170
170 to 760

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 170
220
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 120
220
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 900
1060
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 890
1020
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 110
200
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 25
24 to 53
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 28
24 to 54

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 24
60
Density, g/cm3 8.1
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
4.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 47
73
Embodied Water, L/kg 330
320

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 55 to 59
30 to 120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 61 to 140
120 to 2390
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.1
7.5
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 9.5 to 12
9.7 to 27
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 12 to 14
11 to 23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 36
59
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 9.3 to 12
11 to 29

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.2
Arsenic (As), % 0.020 to 0.25
0
Beryllium (Be), % 0
0.4 to 0.7
Cobalt (Co), % 0
2.4 to 2.7
Copper (Cu), % 59 to 62
95.6 to 97.2
Iron (Fe), % 0
0 to 0.1
Lead (Pb), % 1.0 to 2.5
0
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.2
Tin (Sn), % 0.3 to 1.5
0
Zinc (Zn), % 33.4 to 39.7
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5