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C81400 Copper vs. C24000 Brass

Both C81400 copper and C24000 brass are copper alloys. They have 80% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 25 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 C81400 copper and the bottom bar is C24000 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
110
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.32
Rockwell B Hardness 69
52 to 91
Shear Modulus, GPa 41
42
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 370
310 to 640

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 210
190
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
160
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1090
1000
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1070
970
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 260
140
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
19

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 60
32
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 61
34

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 33
27
Density, g/cm3 8.9
8.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 45
43
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
320

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.3
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 11
10 to 21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 13
12 to 20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 75
43
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13
10 to 22

Alloy Composition

Beryllium (Be), % 0.020 to 0.1
0
Chromium (Cr), % 0.6 to 1.0
0
Copper (Cu), % 98.4 to 99.38
78.5 to 81.5
Iron (Fe), % 0
0 to 0.050
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.050
Zinc (Zn), % 0
18.2 to 21.5
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.2