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C66900 Brass vs. C19000 Copper

Both C66900 brass and C19000 copper are copper alloys. They have 64% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C66900 brass and the bottom bar is C19000 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
120
Elongation at Break, % 1.1 to 26
2.5 to 50
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.34
Rockwell B Hardness 65 to 100
45 to 94
Shear Modulus, GPa 45
43
Shear Strength, MPa 290 to 440
170 to 390
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 460 to 770
260 to 760
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 330 to 760
140 to 630

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 190
210
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 150
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 860
1080
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 850
1040
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 400
390
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 3.4
60
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.8
61

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 23
31
Density, g/cm3 8.2
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 46
42
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 4.6 to 200
18 to 110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 460 to 2450
89 to 1730
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 8.1
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 20
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 15 to 26
8.2 to 24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16 to 23
10 to 21
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14 to 23
9.3 to 27

Alloy Composition

Copper (Cu), % 62.5 to 64.5
96.9 to 99
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.1
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.050
Manganese (Mn), % 11.5 to 12.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0.9 to 1.3
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0.15 to 0.35
Zinc (Zn), % 22.5 to 26
0 to 0.8
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5