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C49300 Brass vs. CR006A Copper

Both C49300 brass and CR006A copper are copper alloys. They have 60% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 26 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 C49300 brass and the bottom bar is CR006A copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 100
120
Elongation at Break, % 4.5 to 20
15
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 40
43
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 430 to 520
230
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 210 to 410
140

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 170
210
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 120
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 880
1090
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 840
1040
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 88
380
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
17

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 26
31
Density, g/cm3 8.0
9.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.0
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 50
41
Embodied Water, L/kg 370
320

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 21 to 71
31
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 220 to 800
83
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 15 to 18
7.1
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16 to 18
9.3
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 29
110
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14 to 18
8.1

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.5
0
Antimony (Sb), % 0 to 0.5
0
Bismuth (Bi), % 0.5 to 2.0
0
Copper (Cu), % 58 to 62
99.9 to 100
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.1
0
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.010
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.030
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 1.5
0
Oxygen (O), % 0
0 to 0.1
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.2
0
Selenium (Se), % 0 to 0.2
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.1
0
Silver (Ag), % 0
0 to 0.015
Tin (Sn), % 1.0 to 1.8
0
Zinc (Zn), % 30.6 to 40.5
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0