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C84200 Brass vs. C82500 Copper

Both C84200 brass and C82500 copper are copper alloys. They have 81% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 27 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (1, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C84200 brass and the bottom bar is C82500 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
120
Elongation at Break, % 15
1.0 to 20
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 40
45
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 250
550 to 1100
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 120
310 to 980

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 180
240
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 150
280
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 990
980
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 840
860
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 370
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 72
130
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 19
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 16
20
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 17
21

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 8.5
8.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.1
10
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 51
160
Embodied Water, L/kg 350
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 31
11 to 94
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 72
400 to 4000
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 6.9
7.7
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 8.2
18 to 35
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 10
17 to 27
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 23
38
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 9.1
19 to 38

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.0050
0 to 0.15
Antimony (Sb), % 0 to 0.25
0
Beryllium (Be), % 0
1.9 to 2.3
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0 to 0.1
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0.15 to 0.7
Copper (Cu), % 78 to 82
95.3 to 97.8
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 0.25
Lead (Pb), % 2.0 to 3.0
0 to 0.020
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.8
0 to 0.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 1.5
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.0050
0.2 to 0.35
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.080
0
Tin (Sn), % 4.0 to 6.0
0 to 0.1
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.12
Zinc (Zn), % 10 to 16
0 to 0.1
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5