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C84500 Brass vs. C17300 Copper

Both C84500 brass and C17300 copper are copper alloys. They have 79% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 27 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 C84500 brass and the bottom bar is C17300 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 100
120
Elongation at Break, % 28
3.0 to 23
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 39
45
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 240
500 to 1380
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 97
160 to 1200

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 180
230
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 150
270
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 980
980
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 840
870
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 360
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 72
110
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 19
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 16
22
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 17
23

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 8.7
8.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.9
9.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 47
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 340
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 54
40 to 88
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 45
110 to 5410
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 6.6
7.6
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 7.7
16 to 44
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 9.8
16 to 31
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 23
32
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 8.6
17 to 48

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.0050
0 to 0.2
Antimony (Sb), % 0 to 0.25
0
Beryllium (Be), % 0
1.8 to 2.0
Copper (Cu), % 77 to 79
95.5 to 97.8
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 0.4
Lead (Pb), % 6.0 to 7.5
0.2 to 0.6
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 1.0
0.2 to 0.6
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.0050
0 to 0.2
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.080
0
Tin (Sn), % 2.0 to 4.0
0
Zinc (Zn), % 10 to 14
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5