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C69300 Brass vs. C55180 Copper

Both C69300 brass and C55180 copper are copper alloys. They have 75% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 26 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C69300 brass and the bottom bar is C55180 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
110
Elongation at Break, % 8.5 to 15
20
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 41
41
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 550 to 630
200
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 300 to 390
100

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 240
200
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 160
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 880
920
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 860
710
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 400
400
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 38
200
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 19
17

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 26
29
Density, g/cm3 8.2
8.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
2.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 45
39
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
290

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 47 to 70
34
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 400 to 700
48
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.4
7.1
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19 to 21
6.4
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18 to 20
8.8
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 12
56
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19 to 22
7.9

Alloy Composition

Copper (Cu), % 73 to 77
94.7 to 95.2
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.1
0
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.090
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.1
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.1
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0.040 to 0.15
4.8 to 5.2
Silicon (Si), % 2.7 to 3.4
0
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.2
0
Zinc (Zn), % 18.4 to 24.3
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15