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C66200 Brass vs. C82200 Copper

Both C66200 brass and C82200 copper are copper alloys. They have 90% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C66200 brass and the bottom bar is C82200 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
120
Elongation at Break, % 8.0 to 15
8.0 to 20
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 42
44
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 450 to 520
390 to 660
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 410 to 480
210 to 520

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 200
220
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 180
230
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1070
1080
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1030
1040
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 150
180
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 35
45
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 36
46

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 29
55
Density, g/cm3 8.7
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
4.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 43
74
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 40 to 66
49 to 66
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 760 to 1030
180 to 1130
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
7.4
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 14 to 17
12 to 20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 15 to 16
13 to 19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 45
53
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16 to 18
14 to 23

Alloy Composition

Beryllium (Be), % 0
0.35 to 0.8
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 0.3
Copper (Cu), % 86.6 to 91
97.4 to 98.7
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.050
0
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.050
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0.3 to 1.0
1.0 to 2.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0.050 to 0.2
0
Tin (Sn), % 0.2 to 0.7
0
Zinc (Zn), % 6.5 to 12.9
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5