C66200 Brass vs. C19800 Copper
Both C66200 brass and C19800 copper are copper alloys. They have a moderately high 90% of their average alloy composition in common.
For each property being compared, the top bar is C66200 brass and the bottom bar is C19800 copper.
Metric UnitsUS Customary Units
Mechanical Properties
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 110 | |
110 |
Elongation at Break, % | 8.0 to 15 | |
9.0 to 12 |
Poisson's Ratio | 0.33 | |
0.34 |
Shear Modulus, GPa | 42 | |
43 |
Shear Strength, MPa | 270 to 300 | |
260 to 330 |
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 450 to 520 | |
430 to 550 |
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 410 to 480 | |
420 to 550 |
Thermal Properties
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 200 | |
210 |
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 180 | |
200 |
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1070 | |
1070 |
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1030 | |
1050 |
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 390 | |
390 |
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 150 | |
260 |
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 18 | |
18 |
Electrical Properties
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 35 | |
61 |
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 36 | |
62 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Base Metal Price, % relative | 29 | |
30 |
Density, g/cm3 | 8.7 | |
8.9 |
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 2.7 | |
2.8 |
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 43 | |
43 |
Embodied Water, L/kg | 320 | |
320 |
Common Calculations
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 40 to 66 | |
49 to 52 |
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 760 to 1030 | |
770 to 1320 |
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 7.2 | |
7.2 |
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 19 | |
18 |
Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 14 to 17 | |
14 to 17 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 15 to 16 | |
14 to 17 |
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 45 | |
75 |
Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 16 to 18 | |
15 to 20 |
Alloy Composition
Copper (Cu), % | 86.6 to 91 | |
95.7 to 99.47 |
Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 0.050 | |
0.020 to 0.5 |
Lead (Pb), % | 0 to 0.050 | |
0 |
Magnesium (Mg), % | 0 | |
0.1 to 1.0 |
Nickel (Ni), % | 0.3 to 1.0 | |
0 |
Phosphorus (P), % | 0.050 to 0.2 | |
0.010 to 0.1 |
Tin (Sn), % | 0.2 to 0.7 | |
0.1 to 1.0 |
Zinc (Zn), % | 6.5 to 12.9 | |
0.3 to 1.5 |
Residuals, % | 0 | |
0 to 0.2 |