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C68800 Brass vs. C14180 Copper

Both C68800 brass and C14180 copper are copper alloys. They have 73% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 26 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C68800 brass and the bottom bar is C14180 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
120
Elongation at Break, % 2.0 to 36
15
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 41
43
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 570 to 890
210
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 390 to 790
130

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
1080
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 400
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 40
370
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 19
17

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 26
31
Density, g/cm3 8.2
9.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 48
41
Embodied Water, L/kg 350
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 16 to 180
28
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 710 to 2860
69
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.3
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19 to 30
6.5
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19 to 25
8.8
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 12
110
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19 to 30
7.4

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 3.0 to 3.8
0 to 0.010
Cobalt (Co), % 0.25 to 0.55
0
Copper (Cu), % 70.8 to 75.5
99.9 to 100
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.2
0
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.020
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.075
Zinc (Zn), % 21.3 to 24.1
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0