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C55280 Copper vs. C85800 Brass

Both C55280 copper and C85800 brass are copper alloys. Both are furnished in the as-fabricated (no temper or treatment) condition. They have 63% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 18 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (12, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C55280 copper and the bottom bar is C85800 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
100
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 40
40
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 180
380

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 190
170
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
120
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 790
900
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 640
870
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 410
380
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
20

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 8.5
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.2
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 67
47

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 6.9
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 5.9
13
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 8.3
15
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 7.4
13

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.55
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.050
Arsenic (As), % 0
0 to 0.050
Copper (Cu), % 90.5 to 91.4
57 to 69
Iron (Fe), % 0
0 to 0.5
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 1.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 0.25
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.5
Phosphorus (P), % 6.8 to 7.2
0 to 0.010
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.25
Silver (Ag), % 1.8 to 2.2
0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.050
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 1.5
Zinc (Zn), % 0
31 to 41
Residuals, % 0
0 to 1.3