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C49300 Brass vs. C99500 Copper

Both C49300 brass and C99500 copper are copper alloys. They have 63% 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 C99500 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 100
120
Elongation at Break, % 4.5 to 20
13
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 40
45
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 430 to 520
540
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 210 to 410
310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 170
240
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 120
210
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 880
1090
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 840
1040
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
400
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 15
10
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 17
10

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 26
30
Density, g/cm3 8.0
8.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.0
3.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 50
47
Embodied Water, L/kg 370
300

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 21 to 71
63
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 220 to 800
410
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
7.7
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 15 to 18
17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16 to 18
17
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14 to 18
19

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.5
0.5 to 2.0
Antimony (Sb), % 0 to 0.5
0
Bismuth (Bi), % 0.5 to 2.0
0
Copper (Cu), % 58 to 62
82.5 to 92
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.1
3.0 to 5.0
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.25
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 1.5
3.5 to 5.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.2
0
Selenium (Se), % 0 to 0.2
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.1
0.5 to 2.0
Tin (Sn), % 1.0 to 1.8
0
Zinc (Zn), % 30.6 to 40.5
0.5 to 2.0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.3