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C66900 Brass vs. C82500 Copper

Both C66900 brass and C82500 copper are copper alloys. They have 64% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C66900 brass and the bottom bar is C82500 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
120
Elongation at Break, % 1.1 to 26
1.0 to 20
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 45
45
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 460 to 770
550 to 1100
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 330 to 760
310 to 980

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 190
240
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 150
280
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 860
980
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 850
860
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 400
390
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 3.4
20
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.8
21

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 8.2
8.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
10
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 46
160
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 4.6 to 200
11 to 94
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 460 to 2450
400 to 4000
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 8.1
7.7
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 20
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 15 to 26
18 to 35
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16 to 23
17 to 27
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14 to 23
19 to 38

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.15
Beryllium (Be), % 0
1.9 to 2.3
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0 to 0.1
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0.15 to 0.7
Copper (Cu), % 62.5 to 64.5
95.3 to 97.8
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.25
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.020
Manganese (Mn), % 11.5 to 12.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.2
Silicon (Si), % 0
0.2 to 0.35
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.1
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.12
Zinc (Zn), % 22.5 to 26
0 to 0.1
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5