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C68100 Brass vs. C82600 Copper

Both C68100 brass and C82600 copper are copper alloys. They have 59% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 27 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 C68100 brass and the bottom bar is C82600 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 100
120
Elongation at Break, % 29
1.0 to 20
Poisson's Ratio 0.3
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 40
46
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 380
570 to 1140
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 140
320 to 1070

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 170
240
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 120
300
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 890
950
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 870
860
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 98
130
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 24
19
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 27
20

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 7.9
8.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
11
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 47
180
Embodied Water, L/kg 330
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 86
11 to 97
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 94
430 to 4690
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.3
7.8
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 20
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 13
18 to 36
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 15
17 to 28
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 32
37
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13
19 to 39

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.15
Beryllium (Be), % 0
2.3 to 2.6
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0 to 0.1
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0.35 to 0.65
Copper (Cu), % 56 to 60
94.9 to 97.2
Iron (Fe), % 0.25 to 1.3
0 to 0.25
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.020
Manganese (Mn), % 0.010 to 0.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.2
Silicon (Si), % 0.040 to 0.15
0.2 to 0.35
Tin (Sn), % 0.75 to 1.1
0 to 0.1
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.12
Zinc (Zn), % 36.4 to 43
0 to 0.1
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5