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C55283 Copper vs. C84100 Brass

Both C55283 copper and C84100 brass are copper alloys. They have 82% 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 C55283 copper and the bottom bar is C84100 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
39
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 190
230

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 190
190
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
160
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 720
1000
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 640
810
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 400
380
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
19

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 8.6
8.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.9
2.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 120
48

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
7.4
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 8.5
9.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 8.0
7.8

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.010
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.050
Bismuth (Bi), % 0
0 to 0.090
Copper (Cu), % 86.2 to 87.2
78 to 85
Iron (Fe), % 0
0 to 0.3
Lead (Pb), % 0
0.050 to 0.25
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.5
Phosphorus (P), % 7.0 to 7.5
0 to 0.050
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.010
Silver (Ag), % 5.8 to 6.2
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
1.5 to 4.5
Zinc (Zn), % 0
12 to 20
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5