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C82500 Copper vs. C66200 Brass

Both C82500 copper and C66200 brass are copper alloys. They have 89% 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 C82500 copper and the bottom bar is C66200 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
110
Elongation at Break, % 1.0 to 20
8.0 to 15
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 45
42
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 550 to 1100
450 to 520
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 310 to 980
410 to 480

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 240
200
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 280
180
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 980
1070
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 860
1030
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 130
150
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 20
35
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 21
36

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 8.8
8.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 10
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 160
43
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
320

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 11 to 94
40 to 66
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 400 to 4000
760 to 1030
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.7
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18 to 35
14 to 17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17 to 27
15 to 16
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 38
45
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19 to 38
16 to 18

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.15
0
Beryllium (Be), % 1.9 to 2.3
0
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.1
0
Cobalt (Co), % 0.15 to 0.7
0
Copper (Cu), % 95.3 to 97.8
86.6 to 91
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.050
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.050
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.2
0.3 to 1.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0.050 to 0.2
Silicon (Si), % 0.2 to 0.35
0
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.1
0.2 to 0.7
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.12
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.1
6.5 to 12.9
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5