MakeItFrom.com
Menu (ESC)

C66900 Brass vs. C55180 Copper

Both C66900 brass and C55180 copper are copper alloys. They have 64% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C66900 brass and the bottom bar is C55180 copper.

Metric UnitsUS Customary Units

Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
110
Elongation at Break, % 1.1 to 26
20
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 45
41
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 460 to 770
200
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 330 to 760
100

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 190
200
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 150
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 860
920
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 850
710
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 400
400
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
17

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 23
29
Density, g/cm3 8.2
8.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
2.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 46
39
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
290

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 4.6 to 200
34
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 460 to 2450
48
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 8.1
7.1
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 20
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 15 to 26
6.4
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16 to 23
8.8
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14 to 23
7.9

Alloy Composition

Copper (Cu), % 62.5 to 64.5
94.7 to 95.2
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.25
0
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.050
0
Manganese (Mn), % 11.5 to 12.5
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
4.8 to 5.2
Zinc (Zn), % 22.5 to 26
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15