C55280 Copper vs. C42200 Brass
Both C55280 copper and C42200 brass are copper alloys. They have 88% 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 C55280 copper and the bottom bar is C42200 brass.
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Mechanical Properties
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 110 | |
110 |
Poisson's Ratio | 0.34 | |
0.33 |
Shear Modulus, GPa | 40 | |
42 |
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 180 | |
300 to 610 |
Thermal Properties
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 190 | |
200 |
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 200 | |
170 |
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 790 | |
1040 |
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 640 | |
1020 |
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 410 | |
380 |
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 16 | |
18 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Density, g/cm3 | 8.5 | |
8.6 |
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 4.2 | |
2.7 |
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 67 | |
44 |
Common Calculations
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 6.9 | |
7.2 |
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 19 | |
19 |
Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 5.9 | |
9.5 to 19 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 8.3 | |
11 to 18 |
Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 7.4 | |
10 to 21 |
Alloy Composition
Copper (Cu), % | 90.5 to 91.4 | |
86 to 89 |
Iron (Fe), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.050 |
Lead (Pb), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.050 |
Phosphorus (P), % | 6.8 to 7.2 | |
0 to 0.35 |
Silver (Ag), % | 1.8 to 2.2 | |
0 |
Tin (Sn), % | 0 | |
0.8 to 1.4 |
Zinc (Zn), % | 0 | |
8.7 to 13.2 |
Residuals, % | 0 | |
0 to 0.5 |