C68800 Brass vs. C11300 Copper
Both C68800 brass and C11300 copper are copper alloys. They have 73% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 30 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 C68800 brass and the bottom bar is C11300 copper.
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Mechanical Properties
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 110 | |
120 |
Elongation at Break, % | 2.0 to 36 | |
2.3 to 50 |
Poisson's Ratio | 0.32 | |
0.34 |
Rockwell Superficial 30T Hardness | 71 to 83 | |
27 to 70 |
Shear Modulus, GPa | 41 | |
43 |
Shear Strength, MPa | 380 to 510 | |
160 to 240 |
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 570 to 890 | |
230 to 410 |
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 390 to 790 | |
77 to 400 |
Thermal Properties
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 190 | |
210 |
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 160 | |
200 |
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 960 | |
1080 |
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 950 | |
1030 |
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 400 | |
390 |
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 40 | |
390 |
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 19 | |
17 |
Electrical Properties
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 18 | |
100 |
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 20 | |
100 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Base Metal Price, % relative | 26 | |
32 |
Density, g/cm3 | 8.2 | |
9.0 |
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 2.8 | |
2.6 |
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 48 | |
42 |
Embodied Water, L/kg | 350 | |
340 |
Common Calculations
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 16 to 180 | |
8.5 to 91 |
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 710 to 2860 | |
25 to 690 |
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 7.3 | |
7.2 |
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 19 | |
18 |
Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 19 to 30 | |
7.2 to 13 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 19 to 25 | |
9.4 to 14 |
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 12 | |
110 |
Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 19 to 30 | |
8.2 to 15 |
Alloy Composition
Aluminum (Al), % | 3.0 to 3.8 | |
0 |
Cobalt (Co), % | 0.25 to 0.55 | |
0 |
Copper (Cu), % | 70.8 to 75.5 | |
99.85 to 99.973 |
Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 0.2 | |
0 |
Lead (Pb), % | 0 to 0.050 | |
0 |
Silver (Ag), % | 0 | |
0.027 to 0.050 |
Zinc (Zn), % | 21.3 to 24.1 | |
0 |
Residuals, % | 0 | |
0 to 0.1 |