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C69400 Brass vs. C55283 Copper

Both C69400 brass and C55283 copper are copper alloys. They have 82% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 18 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (12, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C69400 brass and the bottom bar is C55283 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
100
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 42
39
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 570
190

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
190
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 920
720
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 820
640
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 410
400
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
16

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 8.3
8.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
7.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 44
120

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.4
6.8
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19
6.1
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
8.5
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 20
8.0

Alloy Composition

Copper (Cu), % 80 to 83
86.2 to 87.2
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.2
0
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.3
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
7.0 to 7.5
Silicon (Si), % 3.5 to 4.5
0
Silver (Ag), % 0
5.8 to 6.2
Zinc (Zn), % 11.5 to 16.5
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15