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C66200 Brass vs. C55282 Copper

Both C66200 brass and C55282 copper are copper alloys. They have 88% 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 C66200 brass and the bottom bar is C55282 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
110
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 42
39
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 450 to 520
180

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 200
190
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 180
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1070
770
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1030
640
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
400
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
16

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 8.7
8.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
7.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 43
110

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
6.8
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 14 to 17
5.8
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 15 to 16
8.2
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16 to 18
7.4

Alloy Composition

Copper (Cu), % 86.6 to 91
87.7 to 88.7
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.050
0
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.050
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0.3 to 1.0
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0.050 to 0.2
6.5 to 7.0
Silver (Ag), % 0
4.8 to 5.2
Tin (Sn), % 0.2 to 0.7
0
Zinc (Zn), % 6.5 to 12.9
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15