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C82400 Copper vs. C99700 Brass

Both C82400 copper and C99700 brass are copper alloys. They have 60% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C82400 copper and the bottom bar is C99700 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
120
Elongation at Break, % 1.0 to 20
25
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 45
46
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 500 to 1030
380
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 260 to 970
170

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 230
200
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 270
160
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1000
900
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 900
880
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
410
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
20

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 25
3.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 26
3.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 8.8
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.9
3.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 140
53
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
320

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 10 to 83
78
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 270 to 3870
120
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.6
8.3
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 16 to 33
13
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16 to 26
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17 to 36
11

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.15
0.5 to 3.0
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
54 to 65.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 1.0
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 2.0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
11 to 15
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.2
4.0 to 6.0
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 1.0
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.12
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.1
19 to 25
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.3