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C68000 Brass vs. C19100 Copper

Both C68000 brass and C19100 copper are copper alloys. They have 59% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 26 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C68000 brass and the bottom bar is C19100 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 100
120
Elongation at Break, % 27
17 to 37
Poisson's Ratio 0.3
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 40
43
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 390
250 to 630
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 140
75 to 550

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 170
210
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 120
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 880
1080
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 870
1040
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 96
250
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
17

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 23
33
Density, g/cm3 8.0
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 48
43
Embodied Water, L/kg 330
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 82
60 to 99
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 95
24 to 1310
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.3
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 20
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.7 to 20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 15
9.9 to 18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 31
73
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13
8.9 to 22

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.010
0
Copper (Cu), % 56 to 60
96.5 to 98.6
Iron (Fe), % 0.25 to 1.3
0 to 0.2
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0.010 to 0.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0.2 to 0.8
0.9 to 1.3
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0.15 to 0.35
Silicon (Si), % 0.040 to 0.15
0
Tellurium (Te), % 0
0.35 to 0.6
Tin (Sn), % 0.75 to 1.1
0
Zinc (Zn), % 35.6 to 42.8
0 to 0.5
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5