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C55283 Copper vs. C43400 Brass

Both C55283 copper and C43400 brass are copper alloys. They have 86% 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 C55283 copper and the bottom bar is C43400 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 100
110
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 39
42
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 190
310 to 690

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 190
190
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 720
1020
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 640
990
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 400
380
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
19

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 8.6
8.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.9
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 120
44

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 6.8
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 6.1
10 to 22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 8.5
12 to 20
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 8.0
11 to 24

Alloy Composition

Copper (Cu), % 86.2 to 87.2
84 to 87
Iron (Fe), % 0
0 to 0.050
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.050
Phosphorus (P), % 7.0 to 7.5
0
Silver (Ag), % 5.8 to 6.2
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0.4 to 1.0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
11.4 to 15.6
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5