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C68800 Brass vs. C96800 Copper

Both C68800 brass and C96800 copper are copper alloys. They have 74% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 28 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 C68800 brass and the bottom bar is C96800 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
120
Elongation at Break, % 2.0 to 36
3.4
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 41
46
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 570 to 890
1010
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 390 to 790
860

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 190
220
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 160
220
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 960
1120
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 950
1060
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 400
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 40
52
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 19
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 18
10
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 20
10

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 26
34
Density, g/cm3 8.2
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
3.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 48
52
Embodied Water, L/kg 350
300

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 16 to 180
33
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 710 to 2860
3000
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.3
7.6
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19 to 30
32
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19 to 25
25
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 12
15
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19 to 30
35

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 3.0 to 3.8
0 to 0.1
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.020
Cobalt (Co), % 0.25 to 0.55
0
Copper (Cu), % 70.8 to 75.5
87.1 to 90.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.5
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.0050
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0.050 to 0.3
Nickel (Ni), % 0
9.5 to 10.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.0025
Zinc (Zn), % 21.3 to 24.1
0 to 1.0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5