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C82400 Copper vs. C83300 Brass

Both C82400 copper and C83300 brass are copper alloys. They have a moderately high 93% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 27 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 C82400 copper and the bottom bar is C83300 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
110
Elongation at Break, % 1.0 to 20
35
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 45
42
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 500 to 1030
220
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 260 to 970
69

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 230
200
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 270
180
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1000
1060
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 900
1030
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 130
160
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 25
32
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 26
33

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 8.8
8.8
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
60
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 270 to 3870
21
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.6
7.0
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 16 to 33
6.9
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16 to 26
9.2
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 39
48
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17 to 36
7.9

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
92 to 94
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.2
0
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.020
1.0 to 2.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.2
0
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.1
1.0 to 2.0
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.12
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.1
2.0 to 6.0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.7