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C82400 Copper vs. C42200 Brass

Both C82400 copper and C42200 brass are copper alloys. They have 88% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 27 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C82400 copper and the bottom bar is C42200 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
110
Elongation at Break, % 1.0 to 20
2.0 to 46
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 45
42
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 500 to 1030
300 to 610
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 260 to 970
100 to 570

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 230
200
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 270
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1000
1040
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 900
1020
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 130
130
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 25
31
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 26
32

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 8.8
8.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.9
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 140
44
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
320

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 10 to 83
12 to 110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 270 to 3870
49 to 1460
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.6
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 16 to 33
9.5 to 19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16 to 26
11 to 18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 39
39
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17 to 36
10 to 21

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.15
0
Beryllium (Be), % 1.6 to 1.9
0
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.1
0
Cobalt (Co), % 0.2 to 0.65
0
Copper (Cu), % 96 to 98.2
86 to 89
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.050
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.050
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.2
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.35
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.1
0.8 to 1.4
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.12
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.1
8.7 to 13.2
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5