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C68300 Brass vs. C12600 Copper

Both C68300 brass and C12600 copper are copper alloys. They have 61% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 27 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 C68300 brass and the bottom bar is C12600 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 100
120
Elongation at Break, % 15
56
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 40
56
Shear Strength, MPa 260
190
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 430
270
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 260
69

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 180
210
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 120
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 900
1080
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 890
1030
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 120
130
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
17

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 23
30
Density, g/cm3 8.0
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 46
41
Embodied Water, L/kg 340
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 56
110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 330
21
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.3
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 20
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 15
8.2
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16
10
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 38
39
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
9.5

Alloy Composition

Antimony (Sb), % 0.3 to 1.0
0
Cadmium (Cd), % 0 to 0.010
0
Copper (Cu), % 59 to 63
99.5 to 99.8
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.090
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0.2 to 0.4
Silicon (Si), % 0.3 to 1.0
0
Tin (Sn), % 0.050 to 0.2
0
Zinc (Zn), % 34.2 to 40.4
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0