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C82800 Copper vs. C41500 Brass

Both C82800 copper and C41500 brass are copper alloys. They have a moderately high 91% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 28 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 C82800 copper and the bottom bar is C41500 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 42
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Rockwell B Hardness 45 to 85
62 to 90
Shear Modulus, GPa 46
42
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 670 to 1140
340 to 560
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 380 to 1000
190 to 550

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 240
200
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 310
180
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 930
1030
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 890
1010
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 120
120
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 18
28
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 19
29

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 8.7
8.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 12
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 190
45
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
330

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 11 to 110
11 to 120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 590 to 4080
160 to 1340
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.8
7.1
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21 to 36
11 to 18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20 to 28
12 to 17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 36
37
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 23 to 39
12 to 20

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.15
0
Beryllium (Be), % 2.5 to 2.9
0
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.1
0
Cobalt (Co), % 0.15 to 0.7
0
Copper (Cu), % 94.6 to 97.2
89 to 93
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.050
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.1
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.2
0
Silicon (Si), % 0.2 to 0.35
0
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.1
1.5 to 2.2
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.12
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.1
4.2 to 9.5
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5