C55283 Copper vs. C48600 Brass
Both C55283 copper and C48600 brass are copper alloys. They have 61% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 18 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (13, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is C55283 copper and the bottom bar is C48600 brass.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 100 | |
| 100 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.34 | |
| 0.31 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 39 | |
| 39 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 190 | |
| 280 to 360 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 190 | |
| 170 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 200 | |
| 120 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 720 | |
| 900 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 640 | |
| 890 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 400 | |
| 380 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 16 | |
| 21 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.6 | |
| 8.1 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 7.9 | |
| 2.8 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 120 | |
| 47 |
Common Calculations
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 6.8 | |
| 7.1 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 18 | |
| 19 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 6.1 | |
| 9.5 to 12 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 8.5 | |
| 12 to 14 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 8.0 | |
| 9.3 to 12 |
Alloy Composition
| Arsenic (As), % | 0 | |
| 0.020 to 0.25 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 86.2 to 87.2 | |
| 59 to 62 |
| Lead (Pb), % | 0 | |
| 1.0 to 2.5 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 7.0 to 7.5 | |
| 0 |
| Silver (Ag), % | 5.8 to 6.2 | |
| 0 |
| Tin (Sn), % | 0 | |
| 0.3 to 1.5 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 0 | |
| 33.4 to 39.7 |
| Residuals, % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.4 |