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C84200 Brass vs. C11000 Copper

Both C84200 brass and C11000 copper are copper alloys. They have 80% 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 C84200 brass and the bottom bar is C11000 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
120
Elongation at Break, % 15
1.5 to 50
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 40
43
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 250
220 to 410
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 120
69 to 390

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 180
210
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 150
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 990
1080
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 840
1070
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 370
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 72
390
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 19
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 16
100
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 17
100

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 30
31
Density, g/cm3 8.5
9.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.1
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 51
41
Embodied Water, L/kg 350
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 31
6.1 to 91
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 72
21 to 640
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 6.9
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 8.2
6.8 to 13
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 10
9.0 to 14
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 23
110
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 9.1
8.0 to 15

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Antimony (Sb), % 0 to 0.25
0
Copper (Cu), % 78 to 82
99.9 to 100
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.4
0
Lead (Pb), % 2.0 to 3.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.8
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 1.5
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.080
0
Tin (Sn), % 4.0 to 6.0
0
Zinc (Zn), % 10 to 16
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.1