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C84800 Brass vs. C14700 Copper

Both C84800 brass and C14700 copper are copper alloys. They have 76% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 28 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 C84800 brass and the bottom bar is C14700 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 100
120
Elongation at Break, % 18
9.1 to 35
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 39
43
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 230
240 to 320
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 100
85 to 250

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 180
210
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 150
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 950
1080
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 830
1070
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 370
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 72
370
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 19
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 16
95
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 17
96

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 27
30
Density, g/cm3 8.6
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 46
41
Embodied Water, L/kg 340
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 34
25 to 65
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 53
31 to 280
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 6.6
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 7.3
7.3 to 10
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 9.6
9.5 to 12
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 23
110
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 8.2
8.4 to 12

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Antimony (Sb), % 0 to 0.25
0
Copper (Cu), % 75 to 77
99.395 to 99.798
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.4
0
Lead (Pb), % 5.5 to 7.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 1.0
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 1.5
0.0020 to 0.0050
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.080
0.2 to 0.5
Tin (Sn), % 2.0 to 3.0
0
Zinc (Zn), % 13 to 17
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.1