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C81400 Copper vs. C36000 Brass

Both C81400 copper and C36000 brass are copper alloys. They have 62% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C81400 copper and the bottom bar is C36000 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
100
Elongation at Break, % 11
5.8 to 23
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 41
39
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 370
330 to 530
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 250
140 to 260

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 210
170
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
120
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1090
900
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1070
890
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 260
120
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
21

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 60
26
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 61
29

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 33
23
Density, g/cm3 8.9
8.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 45
45
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
320

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 36
25 to 62
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 260
89 to 340
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.3
7.0
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 11
11 to 18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 13
13 to 18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 75
37
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13
11 to 18

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
60 to 63
Iron (Fe), % 0
0 to 0.35
Lead (Pb), % 0
2.5 to 3.7
Zinc (Zn), % 0
32.5 to 37.5
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5