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C68300 Brass vs. C18200 Copper

Both C68300 brass and C18200 copper are copper alloys. They have 61% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 28 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 C68300 brass and the bottom bar is C18200 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 100
120
Elongation at Break, % 15
11 to 40
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.34
Rockwell B Hardness 60
65 to 82
Shear Modulus, GPa 40
44
Shear Strength, MPa 260
210 to 320
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 430
310 to 530
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 260
97 to 450

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
1070
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 120
320
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
18

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 23
31
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
43 to 96
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 330
40 to 860
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.3
7.3
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 20
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 15
9.6 to 16
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16
11 to 16
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 38
93
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
11 to 18

Alloy Composition

Antimony (Sb), % 0.3 to 1.0
0
Cadmium (Cd), % 0 to 0.010
0
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0.6 to 1.2
Copper (Cu), % 59 to 63
98.6 to 99.4
Iron (Fe), % 0
0 to 0.1
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.090
0 to 0.050
Silicon (Si), % 0.3 to 1.0
0 to 0.1
Tin (Sn), % 0.050 to 0.2
0
Zinc (Zn), % 34.2 to 40.4
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0